Table 1 Estimated short-term and long-term risks of the composite endpoint of cardiovascular death or myocardial infarction and the predicted proportion of composite events being non-fatal
Explanatory variablesOdds ratio of composite endpoint of myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death during the index hospitalisation (equation 1)(n = 1808)Hazard ratio of composite endpoint of myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death from hospital discharge until end of trial (equations 2 and 3)*(n = 1756)Odds ratio of composite endpoint being non-fatal (equation 4)(n = 261)
Odds ratio95% lower limit95% upper limitHazard ratio95% lower limit95% upper limitOdds ratio95% lower limit95% upper limit
Age (for every 10 years over 60)1.7311.2622.3741.7771.4992.1080.6990.5200.941
Diabetes1.9051.3592.672
Previous myocardial infarction1.4711.0871.9900.4920.2860.847
Smoker1.6511.2072.258
Pulse (for every 5 beats per minute)1.0621.0121.114
ST depression1.4231.0671.913
Angina (grade 3 or 4)1.8931.0863.2991.3230.9881.771
Male1.3721.0071.869
Left bundle branch block1.9771.1693.344
Randomised to early interventional strategy1.5200.8642.6750.6210.4640.830
Ancillary parameter†0.5790.5050.664
Composite endpoint during the index hospitalisation3.0401.6145.726
  • Coefficients show proportionate increase in risk over baseline event rates where the latter relate to rates in patients in the conservative arm without any of the risk factors included in the analyses.

  • *The variable indicating a previous myocardial infarction was updated to estimate Equation 3.

  • †Shape parameter in the Weibull model where a value less than (above) one indicates a decreasing (increasing) hazard over time.