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Table 3 The results obtained from multiple logistic regression analysis indicating risk factors for mortality after myocardial infarction for in-hospital deaths (n = 500 alive vs. 65 in-hospital deaths)

From: Socioeconomic status and mortality after acute myocardial infarction: a study from Iran

  

OR (95% CI)

P

Age

   
 

≤ 49

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

50-59

0.41 (0.09-1.88)

0.25

 

60-69

0.59 (0.16-2.22)

0.44

 

≥ 70

1.66 (0.45-6.11)

0.44

Gender

   
 

Male

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

Female

0.89 (0.22-3.63)

0.87

Marital status

   
 

Married

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

Never married

4.85 (0.48-49.0)

0.18

 

Widowed/divorced

1.98 (0.81-4.79)

0.12

Education (years)

   
 

> 12

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

10-12

0.74 (0.53-2.48)

0.66

 

6-9

0.69 (0.34-2.30)

0.81

 

1-5

1.18 (0.45-3.07)

0.72

 

Illiterate

1.51 (0.87-6.31)

0.14

Employment

   
 

Employed

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

Unemployed

12.05 (3.6-43.1)

<0.001

 

Retired

3.28 (1.04-10.30)

0.04

 

Housewife

2.54 (0.47-13.68)

0.27

Living area in square per person (m 2 /p)

   
 

≥ 40

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

20-39

5.22 (1.24-21.9)

0.02

 

10-19

16.58 (3.50-78.54)

<0.001

 

< 10

16.78 (4.19-67.1)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m 2 )

   
 

≤ 24.9

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

25-29.9

1.64 (0.44-6.15)

0.45

 

≥ 30

3.78 (1.41-10.09)

0.008

Hypertension

   
 

No

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

Yes

1.17 (0.83-1.75)

0.62

Diabetes

   
 

No

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

Yes

1.59 (0.78-3.27)

0.20

Hyperlipidemia

   
 

No

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

Yes

1.33 (0.62-2.85)

0.45

History of smoking

   
 

No

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

Yes

2.01 (0.79-5.09)

0.13

Treatment

   
 

Coronary artery bypass graft

1.00 (ref.)

 
 

Non-surgical

10.24 (3.16-33.15)

<0.001