Comparison of early outcomes among 11 374 women and 31 309 men with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (including bundle branch block) before and after adjustment for age and other variables
| Outcome | Women, no (%) | Men, no (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Odds ratio adjusted for age,* OR (95% CI) | Odds ratio adjusted for age and other baseline variables,† OR (95% CI) |
| Primary outcomes | |||||
| Death | 1431 (12.6) | 1967 (6.3) | 2.15 (2.00 to 2.31) | 1.54 (1.43 to 1.66) | 1.50 (1.38 to 1.62) |
| Reinfarction | |||||
| Fatal | 167 (1.5) | 245 (0.8) | 1.89 (1.55 to 2.30) | 1.44 (1.17 to 1.76) | 1.42 (1.15 to 1.74) |
| Non-fatal | 151 (1.3) | 429 (1.4) | 0.97 (0.80 to 1.17) | 0.95 (0.78 to 1.15) | 0.95 (0.78 to 1.15) |
| All | 318 (2.8) | 674 (2.2) | 1.31 (1.14 to 1.50) | 1.15 (1.00 to 1.32) | 1.14 (0.99 to 1.32) |
| Stroke | |||||
| Fatal | 89 (0.8) | 103 (0.3) | 2.39 (1.80 to 3.18) | 1.84 (1.37 to 2.48) | 1.70 (1.26 to 2.29) |
| Non-fatal | 77 (0.7) | 176 (0.6) | 1.21 (0.92 to 1.58) | 0.96 (0.73 to 1.27) | 0.90 (0.68 to 1.18) |
| All | 166 (1.5) | 279 (0.9) | 1.65 (1.36 to 2.00) | 1.30 (1.06 to 1.58) | 1.20 (0.98 to 1.46) |
| Death, reinfarction or stroke | 1655 (14.6) | 2567 (8.2) | 1.91 (1.78 to 2.04) | 1.42 (1.33 to 1.52) | 1.38 (1.28 to 1.48) |
| Other outcomes (fatal and non-fatal) | |||||
| Cardiogenic shock | 721 (6.3) | 1196 (3.8) | 1.70 (1.55 to 1.87) | 1.29 (1.17 to 1.42) | 1.27 (1.15 to 1.41) |
| Heart failure requiring treatment | 1904 (16.7) | 3896 (12.4) | 1.41 (1.33 to 1.50) | 1.09 (1.03 to 1.16) | 1.05 (0.98 to 1.12) |
| Cardiac rupture | 207 (1.8) | 218 (0.7) | 2.64 (2.18 to 3.20) | 1.95 (1.60 to 2.37) | 1.94 (1.59 to 2.37) |
| Ventricular fibrillation | 412 (3.6) | 805 (2.6) | 1.42 (1.26 to 1.61) | 1.16 (1.02 to 1.31) | 1.12 (0.99 to 1.28) |
| Major non-cerebral bleeding | 39 (0.3) | 104 (0.3) | 1.03 (0.71 to 1.49) | 0.77 (0.53 to 1.12) | 0.75 (0.51 to 1.10) |
* Adjusted for age as a continuous covariate, including linear quadratic and cubic terms.
† Adjusted for all baseline characteristics, including previous disease and drug use before hospitalization (table 1).