Table 1 Female-to-male relative risk ratios (RR) for hospital mortality by MI type
Age <50Age 50–59Age 60–69Age 70–79Age 80–89Overallp Value for age–gender interaction
RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)
STEMI
    Unadjusted1.68 (1.41 to 2.01)1.78 (1.59 to 1.99)1.45 (1.34 to 1.57)1.08 (1.02 to 1.14)1.03 (0.98 to 1.07)1.64 (1.59 to 1.69)<0.001
    Adjusted for age and medical history1.50 (1.25 to 1.79)1.49 (1.33 to 1.68)1.30 (1.21 to 1.41)1.05 (0.99 to 1.10)1.01 (0.96 to 1.06)1.12 (1.09 to 1.16)<0.001
    Adjusted for above+admission presentation1.20 (1.00 to 1.45)1.23 (1.09 to 1.39)1.19 (1.11 to 1.29)1.03 (0.98 to 1.08)1.02 (0.98 to 1.07)1.10 (1.07 to 1.13)<0.001
    Adjusted for above+race1.19 (0.99 to 1.44)1.23 (1.09 to 1.39)1.19 (1.10 to 1.29)1.03 (0.98 to 1.08)1.02 (0.98 to 1.07)1.10 (1.07 to 1.13)<0.001
    Adjusted for above+primary payor1.17 (0.97 to 1.42)1.22 (1.08 to 1.38)1.18 (1.09 to 1.28)1.03 (0.98 to 1.09)1.03 (0.98 to 1.08)1.10 (1.06 to 1.13)<0.001
NSTEMI
    Unadjusted1.56 (1.31 to 1.85)1.42 (1.27 to 1.58)1.17 (1.09 to 1.25)0.92 (0.88 to 0.96)0.86 (0.83 to 0.89)1.12 (1.09 to 1.15)<0.001
    Adjusted for age and medical history1.32 (1.11 to 1.58)1.24 (1.11 to 1.39)1.07 (1.00 to 1.15)0.90 (0.86 to 0.94)0.86 (0.82 to 0.89)0.93 (0.91 to 0.95)<0.001
    Adjusted for above+admission presentation1.17 (0.97 to 1.40)1.12 (1.00 to 1.25)1.05 (0.98 to 1.12)0.90 (0.86 to 0.94)0.87 (0.84 to 0.90)0.93 (0.91 to 0.95)<0.001
    Adjusted for above+race1.17 (0.97 to 1.40)1.11 (1.00 to 1.24)1.05 (0.98 to 1.12)0.90 (0.86 to 0.94)0.87 (0.84 to 0.90)0.93 (0.90 to 0.95)<0.001
    Adjusted for above+primary payor1.15 (0.95 to 1.38)1.12 (1.00 to 1.25)1.04 (0.97 to 1.12)0.90 (0.86 to 0.94)0.87 (0.84 to 0.90)0.93 (0.90 to 0.95)<0.001

  • NSTEMI, non-ST elevation MI; STEMI, ST elevation MI.