Table 6

Impact of the presence of cardiac comorbidities on hazard ratio of death within 180 days

Cardiac comorbidityPatients (n)Deaths No (%)HR1 (95% CI)p ValueHR2 (95% CI)p ValueHR3 (95% CI)p Value
None
No angiography1771258 (14.6)1.001.001.00
Angiography only127449 (3.8)0.25 (0.18 to 0.34)0.59 (0.42 to 0.83)0.0020.61 (0.43 to 0.860)0.004
    With intervention248653 (2.1)0.14 (0.10 to 0.19)0.37 (0.26 to 0.52)0.41 (0.29 to 0.59)
One or more comorbidity
No angiography2525519 (20.6)1.001.001.00
Angiography only109899 (9.0)0.41 (0.33 to 0.51)0.56 (0.49 to 0.77)0.59 (0.47 to 0.75)
    With intervention164273 (4.4)0.20 (0.16 to 0.25)0.29 (0.25 to 0.43)0.33 (0.25 to 0.43)
  • p Value <0.001 for all comparisons unless stated.

  • HR1, hazard ratio after univariate analysis; HR2, hazard ratio adjusted for age, sex, Asian ethnicity, current smoking, admitting consultant, admission to cardiac facility, deprivation in highest quartile, propensity score; HR3, hazard ratio adjusted as for HR2 plus the following: previous angina, previous myocardial infarction, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal failure, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, treated hyperlipidaemia, discharge drugs: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, β blocker, aspirin, clopidogrel, statin.