Table 3

Temporal trends by year in overall survival following hospital discharge between 2004 and 2013 for unadjusted and adjusted flexible parametric survival models (comparing model builds for model including only explanatory variables concluded to have an influence improvements in survival trends (model a) with model containing only variables concluded not to influence improvements in survival trends (model B))

Six monthsOne year
HR (95% CI)P valueHR (95% CI)P value
Model A
 Unadjusted yearly time trend0.991 (0.988 to 0.994)<0.0010.990 (0.987 to 0.993)<0.001
 Yearly time trend adjusted for
 P2Y12 inhibitors at discharge1.041 (1.037 to 1.045)<0.0011.035 (1.031 to 1.039)<0.001
 P2Y12 inhibitors at discharge and PPCI1.066 (1.061 to 1.071)<0.0011.061 (1.057 to 1.065)<0.001
Model B
 Unadjusted yearly time trend0.991 (0.988 to 0.994)<0.0010.990 (0.987 to 0.993)<0.001
 Yearly time trend adjusted for
 Age, sex and IMD0.991 (0.988 to 0.994)<0.0010.990 (0.987 to 0.993)<0.001
 Age, sex, IMD and pharmacological therapies at discharge (aspirin, statins, β-blockers and ACEi/ARBs)0.988 (0.984 to 0.992)<0.0010.988 (0.985 to 0.991)<0.001
 Age, sex, IMD, pharmacological therapies at discharge (aspirin, statins, β-blockers and ACEi/ARBs) and comorbidities and risk factors0.990 (0.987 to 0.994)<0.0010.990 (0.987 to 0.994)<0.001
 Age, sex, IMD, pharmacological therapies at discharge (aspirin, statins, β-blockers and ACEi/ARBs), comorbidities and risk factors, and cardiac rehabilitation0.990 (0.986 to 0.993)<0.0010.990 (0.986 to 0.993)<0.001
  • ACEi, ACE inhibitor; ARBs, angiotensin receptor blocker; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; PPCI, primary percutaneous coronary intervention.