Associations of patient characteristics and prior unscheduled care pathway with mortality from CHD within 28 days of admission
| No (%) dying from CHD within 28 days of admission | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Sex | |||
| Men | 784 (4.7) | Reference | Reference |
| Women | 681 (7.0) | 1.53 (1.37 to 1.69) | 1.07 (0.96 to 1.20) |
| Age group | |||
| <50 | 30 (1.3) | 0.77 (0.48 to 1.22) | 0.75 (0.47 to 1.20) |
| 50–54 | 33 (1.5) | 0.92 (0.59 to 1.44) | 0.93 (0.60 to 1.50) |
| 55–59 | 46 (1.7) | Reference | Reference |
| 60–64 | 66 (2.3) | 1.41 (0.96 to 2.06) | 1.42 (0.97 to 2.10) |
| 65–69 | 107 (3.3) | 1.99 (1.41 to 2.83) | 2.02 (1.42 to 2.88) |
| 70–74 | 152 (4.8) | 2.99 (2.15 to 4.19) | 3.07 (2.19 to 4.30) |
| 75–79 | 217 (6.8) | 4.30 (3.11 to 5.93) | 4.33 (3.12 to 6.00) |
| 80+ | 814 (12.3) | 8.32 (6.16 to 11.24) | 8.36 (6.16 to 11.35) |
| SIMD | |||
| 1 (highest deprivation) | 345 (5.4) | Reference | Reference |
| 2 | 343 (5.8) | 1.08 (0.92 to 1.24) | 0.88 (0.75 to 1.03) |
| 3 | 277 (5.4) | 0.99 (0.84 to 1.17) | 0.82 (0.69 to 0.98) |
| 4 | 260 (5.6) | 1.02 (0.87 to 1.21) | 0.82 (0.69 to 0.97) |
| 5 (lowest deprivation) | 232 (5.8) | 1.06 (0.90 to 1.26) | 0.82 (0.69 to 0.98) |
| Previous AMI | |||
| No | 1249 (5.7)) | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 216 (5.0) | 0.86 (0.75 to 1.00) | 0.96 (0.83 to 1.12) |
| Urban/rural | |||
| Urban | 995 (5.5) | Reference | Reference |
| Accessible | 288 (5.2) | 0.94 (0.82 to 1.08) | 0.97 (0.84 to 1.12) |
| Remote | 96 (6.5) | 1.18 (0.95 to 1.47) | 1.10 (0.87 to 1.40) |
| Very remote | 78 (7.0) | 1.29 (1.02 to 1.64) | 1.10 (0.84 to 1.39) |
| Pathway type* | |||
| Other direct | 1077 (5.3) | Reference | Reference |
| NHS telephone triage direct | 189 (5.0) | 0.94 (0.81 to 1.11) | 0.87 (0.74 to 1.02) |
| Other indirect | 70 (7.4) | 1.44 (1.12 to 1.97) | 1.55 (1.19 to 2.01) |
| NHS telephone triage indirect | 129 (11.3) | 2.30 (1.89 to 2.79) | 1.97 (1.61 to 2.40) |
*NHS telephone triage indicates a pathway starting with an NHS telephone triage contact; other indicates a pathway starting with any other service.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CHD, coronary heart disease; SIMD, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.