Table 3

Risk of major adverse outcomes in 1896 patients followed to 2 years according to receipt of cardiovascular secondary prevention medications at discharge and attendance at cardiac rehabilitation at 6 months

OutcomeReceipt of secondary prevention medications (discharge and 6 months)Attendance at cardiac rehabilitation (6 months)
≥75%, n (%)<75%, n (%)P valuesOR (95% CI)*OR (95% CI)†OR (95% CI)‡Yes, n (%)No, n (%)P valuesOR (95% CI)*OR (95% CI)†OR (95% CI)‡
Death62 (4.5)48 (9.3)<0.0010.46 (0.31 to 0.69)0.56 (0.39 to 0.82)0.64 (0.41 to 0.99)15 (2.0)95 (8.4)<0.0010.23 (0.13 to 0.39)0.27 (0.16 to 0.45)0.34 (0.19 to 0.59)
MACE78 (5.7)37 (7.2)0.220.78 (0.60 to 1.02)0.89 (0.72 to 1.11)1.03 (0.81 to 1.31)29 (3.8)86 (7.6)<0.0010.49 (0.33 to 0.73)0.55 (0.38 to 0.79)0.67 (0.45 to 1.01)
Death or MACE115 (8.3)72 (13.9)<0.0010.56 (0.43 to 0.74)0.65 (0.51 to 0.84)0.75 (0.56 to 0.99)35 (4.6)152 (13.4)<0.0010.31 (0.22 to 0.44)0.36 (0.26 to 0.48)0.44 (0.31 to 0.62)
Rehospitalisation332 (24.1)106 (20.5)0.101.25 (0.95 to 1.64)1.31 (1.01 to 1.72)1.47 (1.17 to 1.86)157 (20.7)281 (24.7)0.040.81 (0.65 to 1.01)0.84 (0.69 to 1.03)0.97 (0.8 to 1.17)
  • *Unadjusted.

  • †Adjusted for sex and age.

  • ‡Adjusted for age, sex, revascularisation, previous cardiovascular disease and GRACE risk score.

  • CI, confidence interval; GRACE, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; MACE, major adverse cardiovascular event; OR, odds ratio.