Sequential risk adjustments on the association between education and long-term outcomes after AMI
| Risk adjustment category | Intermediate vs high education | Low vs high education | ||
| 1 year RR (95% CI) | P value | 1 year RR (95% CI) | P value | |
| 1-year MACE | ||||
| No adjustment (model 1) | 1.57 (1.09 to 2.25) | 0.015 | 2.41 (1.72 to 3.37) | <0.001 |
| Demographic factors (model 2) | 1.54 (1.07 to 2.22) | 0.019 | 1.68 (1.18 to 2.39) | 0.004 |
| Demographic factors+CVD risk profiles (model 3) | 1.54 (1.07 to 2.21) | 0.021 | 1.68 (1.18 to 2.41) | 0.004 |
| 1-year mortality | ||||
| No adjustment (model 1) | 1.92 (1.00 to 3.67) | 0.050 | 3.09 (1.69 to 5.65) | <0.001 |
| Demographic factors (model 2) | 1.78 (0.93 to 3.42) | 0.083 | 1.70 (0.90 to 3.21) | 0.101 |
| Demographic factors+CVD risk profiles (model 3) | 1.71 (0.89 to 3.30) | 0.109 | 1.41 (0.74 to 2.69) | 0.300 |
Model 1, unadjusted; model 2, adjusted for demographic characteristics including age and sex; model 3, model 2 plus adjustment for cardiovascular clinical characteristics.