Table 4

Patients with MI discharged in 2012: Cox regression analysis: HR for having a break in P2Y12 antagonist treatment >30 days with or without PCI

Patients with PCINon-PCI patients
Number of patientsNumber of patients with breaksHR (95% CI)Number of patientsNumber of patients with breaksHR (95% CI)
All patients337315131399972
Clopidogrel697317Reference579411Reference
Ticagrelor21649371.20 (1.03 to 1.39)8005521.48 (1.27 to 1.72)
Prasugrel5122591.48 (1.24 to 1.78)2090.86 (0.47 to 1.58)
Female911398Reference666481Reference
Male246211151.00 (0.88 to 1.13)7334910.91 (0.78 to 1.05)
<60 years12165031.01 (0.90 to 1.14)2771681.18 (0.97 to 1.43)
60 to 75 years1481648Reference554344Reference
>75 years6763621.15 (1.00 to 1.34)5684601.02 (0.86 to 1.21)
Local hospital878403Reference498357Reference
Main regional hospital14046200.97 (0.85 to 1.11)5883990.99 (0.84 to 1.18)
Tertiary cardiac hospital10914901.00 (0.86 to 1.15)3132161.12 (0.92 to 1.38)
CABG56220.81 (0.49 to 1.34)1911071.00 (0.80 to 1.25)
Heart failure59421.40 (0.94 to 2.08)86791.33 (0.98 to 1.81)
Stroke97561.34 (0.99 to 1.82)101771.11 (0.82 to 1.49)
Atrial fibrillation92681.88 (1.41 to 2.50)94811.27 (0.95 to 1.70)
Diabetes4112291.23 (1.05 to 1.44)2581960.96 (0.79 to 1.16)
Cancer2191311.09 (0.88 to 1.34)1251041.03 (0.80 to 1.33)
Major bleeding67391.07 (0.74 to 1.56)53361.20 (0.86 to 1.67)
Peripheral arterial disease85611.63 (1.20 to 2.20)93740.99 (0.72 to 1.36)
  • Local hospital, hospital without catheterisation laboratory; main regional hospital, hospital with catheterisation laboratory; tertiary cardiac hospital, university hospital with catheterisation laboratory.

  • CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.