Table 3

Univariate and multivariate predictors of death at follow up

	Yes, n (%)^3-150	No, n (%)^3-150	p Value (χ²)	p Value (multivariate)
Male sex	196 (30.9)	161 (38.2)	< 0.05	NS
Previous MI	92 (42.3)	198 (33.7)	< 0.001	NS
Thrombolysis	54 (24.1)	219 (40.2)	< 0.001	NS
Diabetes mellitus	58 (44.6)	230 (33.8)	< 0.05	NS
Smoking history	147 (30.1)	115 (39.1)	< 0.05	NS
Family history	61 (21.5)	185 (39.9)	< 0.001	NS
LVF	184 (51.0)	110 (23.8)	< 0.001	< 0.001 (2.7)^3-151
Ventricular arrhythmia	64 (43.8)	229 (33.9)	< 0.05	NS
Heart block	33 (61.1)	261 (33.9)	< 0.001	NS
Aspirin on discharge	98 (17.6)	37 (38.1)	< 0.001	NS
Age (mean)	72.3 years (Dead at follow up)	65.6 years (Alive at follow up)	< 0.001	< 0.001 (1.05)^3-151

↵3-150 n, number of patients dying at follow up with or without each variable; (%), proportion of those with and without the variable who were dead at follow up.
↵3-151 Odds ratio.
LVF, left ventricular failure; MI, myocardial infarction.