Table 4

Case-death (n%) after 30 days and 1 year in patients admitted to Swedish coronary care units(CCUs) with either acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or unstable angina pectoris (UAP) by sex, age and period and ORs (ORs, 95% CI) for fatal outcomes in patients diagnosed with AMI relative to UAP

UAPAMICrude odds ratio (99% CI)Adjusted odds ratio (99%CI) *p ValueUAPAMICrude odds ratio (99% CI)Adjusted odds ratio (99% CI)*p Value
PeriodPeriod
1996–20022003–2009
<65 years
Women (n)3711337626174532
30-day mortality17 (0.5)118 (3.5)7.87 (4.72 to 13.1)8.50 (4.62 to 15.63)<0.0017 (0.3)95 (2.1)7.98 (3.70 to 17.2)9.03 (3.51 to 23.24)<0.001
1-year mortality53 (1.4)206 (6.1)4.48 (3.30 to 6.09)5.53 (3.77 to 8.12)<0.00131 (1.3)172 (4.2)3.39 (2.31 to 4.99)3.54 (2.29 to 5.48)<0.001
Men (n) 642210666486914464
30-day mortality41 (0.6)327 (3.1)4.92 (3.55 to 6.82)4.48 (3.09 to 6.47)<0.00121 (0.4)244 (1.7)3.96 (2.53 to 6.19)3.34 (2.06 to 5.42)<0.001
1-year mortality126 (2.0)521 (4.9)2.57 (2.11 to 3.12)2.65 (2.11 to 3.34)<0.00173 (1.6)401 (3.1)1.93 (1.50 to 2.49)1.83 (1.39 to 2.43)<0.001
65–105 years
Women (n)845312975631416133
30-day mortality253 (3.9)2268 (17.5)6.86 (6.01 to 7.84)6.03 (5.16 to 7.05)<0.001117 (1.9)1803 (11.2)6.66 (5.52 to 8.05)5.87 (4.66 to 7.39)<0.001
1-year mortality807 (9.5)3581 (27.6)3.61 (3.33 to 3.92)3.43 (3.10 to 3.79)<0.001436 (7.5)3117 (21.5)3.36 (3.02 to 3.73)3.01 (2.65 to 3.42)<0.001
Men (n)862416176637619638
30-day mortality289 (3.4)2338 (14.5)4.87 (4.30 to 5.52)5.09 (4.36 to 5.93)<0.001129 (2.9)1826 (9.3)4.96 (4.14 to 5.95)5.08 (4.07 to 6.35)<0.001
1-year mortality925 (10.7)3808 (23.5)2.56 (2.37 to 2.77)2.87 (2.61 to 3.16)<0.001449 (7.6)3141 (17.8)2.62 (2.36 to 2.01)2.68 (2.36 to 3.04)<0.001
  • *Adjusted for age, smoking, hypertension, heart failure, diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, aspirin, β-blockers, ACE inhibitors, long-acting nitrates and statins.