Table 1

 Descriptive statistics and univariate/multivariate Cox models for time to death

Factor (level or increment)Men (n = 966)Women (n = 597)Both sexes (n = 1563)Univariate HR (95% CI)p ValueMultivariate HR (95% CI)*p Value
Data are mean (SD) for age, number (%) of patients for other categorical factors, and hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) and associated p value from univariate/multivariate Cox models for time to death. The prevalence of each covariate was determined at the time of myocardial infarction.
*Data were missing for 25 (1.6%) patients in the multivariate model.
†Arthritis and chronic obstructive airways disease.
‡Carstairs deprivation category ⩾4.
Sex (female)NANANA1.45 (1.25 to 1.68)<0.00011.02 (0.87 to 1.20)0.81
Age (5 years)66.9 (11.8)73.2 (11.0)69.3 (11.9)1.40 (1.34 to 1.45)<0.00011.40 (1.34 to 1.46)<0.0001
Current smoker341 (35.5)139 (23.5)480 (30.9)0.49 (0.40 to 0.58)<0.00011.00 (0.82 to 1.22)0.99
Co-morbidity†187 (19.4)133 (22.3)320 (20.5)1.32 (1.11 to 1.57)0.00171.04 (0.87 to 1.25)0.66
Previous angina258 (26.8)157 (26.3)415 (26.6)1.71 (1.46 to 2.00)<0.00011.39 (1.18 to 1.64)<0.0001
Previous coronary revascularisation35 (3.6)8 (1.3)43 (2.8)1.01 (0.64 to 1.59)0.981.55 (0.96 to 2.51)0.073
Peripheral vascular disease54 (5.6)25 (4.2)79 (5.1)1.39 (1.02 to 1.88)0.0361.13 (0.82 to 1.55)0.46
Diabetes109 (11.4)75 (12.7)184 (11.9)1.78 (1.45 to 2.18)<0.00011.70 (1.38 to 2.10)<0.0001
Hypertension227 (23.6)190 (32.1)417 (26.8)1.32 (1.12 to 1.55)0.00091.21 (1.02 to 1.42)0.028
Social deprivation‡363 (37.6)222 (37.2)585 (37.5)0.84 (0.72 to 0.98)0.0240.87 (0.74 to 1.02)0.088