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Table 4 Sensitivity analyses

From: Variation in the use of percutaneous coronary interventions among older patients with acute coronary syndromes: a multilevel study in Fukuoka, Japan

 

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

AOR (95% CI)

P

AOR (95% CI)

P

AOR (95% CI)

P

Patient characteristics

 Sex

  Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Female

0.73 (0.67–0.79)

<.001

0.73 (0.67–0.79)

<.001

0.72 (0.66–0.78)

<.001

 Age Category

  65–74

Reference

   

Reference

 

  75–79

0.91 (0.79–1.03)

.137

  

0.90 (0.79–1.03)

.125

  80–84

0.86 (0.75–0.98)

.027

  

0.86 (0.75–0.98)

.022

   ≥ 85

0.71 (0.61–0.82)

<.001

  

0.70 (0.60–0.81)

<.001

 Age (continuous)

  

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

<.001

  

 Economic status

  Very low

    

Reference

 

  Low

Reference

 

Reference

 

0.93 (0.81–1.06)

.274

  Middle

0.99 (0.91–1.08)

0.899

1.00 (0.92–1.09)

.962

0.95 (0.84–1.07)

.376

  High

1.05 (0.90–1.24)

0.520

1.06 (0.90–1.24)

.508

1.00 (0.83–1.20)

.997

 Type of ACS

  STEMI/unstable angina

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Others

0.31 (0.28–0.34)

<.001

0.31 (0.28–0.34)

<.001

0.31 (0.28–0.34)

<.001

 Comorbidities

  Hypertension

1.32 (1.12–1.55)

.001

1.31 (1.12–1.54)

.001

1.32 (1.12–1.55)

.001

  Dyslipidemia

1.20 (1.11–1.30)

<.001

1.20 (1.11–1.30)

<.001

1.20 (1.11–1.30)

<.001

 CCI

  No

  

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Mild

  

1.21 (0.95–1.54)

.130

1.21 (0.95–1.55)

.120

  Moderate

  

1.18 (0.93–1.50)

.183

1.18 (0.93–1.51)

.169

  Severe

  

1.20 (0.95–1.53)

.131

1.22 (0.95–1.55)

.114

  (continuous)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.379

    

Hospital characteristics

 Number of beds

   ≤ 199

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

  200–399

1.52 (1.00–2.34)

0.052

1.53 (1.00–2.33)

0.052

1.53 (1.10–2.55)

0.050

   ≥ 400

1.11 (0.60–2.04)

0.743

1.11 (0.60–2.04)

0.745

1.11 (0.60–2.05)

0.742

 Ownership

  Public

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Private

1.37 (0.97–1.94)

0.078

1.37 (0.97–1.94)

0.075

1.37 (0.97–1.94)

0.075

 Number of physicians

  Low

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

  Middle

1.21 (0.75–1.95)

0.438

1.21 (0.75–1.95)

0.432

1.21 (0.75–1.96)

0.430

  High

2.04 (1.15–3.64)

0.014

2.05 (1.16–3.63)

0.014

2.06 (1.16–3.65)

0.014

δ2

 SMA level

<.001

<.001

<.001

 Hospital level

0.545

0.541

0.543

ICC

 SMA level

<.001

<.001

<.001

 Hospital level

0.142

0.141

0.142

MOR

 SMA level

1.000

1.000

1.001

 Hospital level

2.270

2.266

2.269

AIC

14,951.3

14,947.8

14,954.2

Log Likelihood

− 7457.652

− 7455.895

−7456.101

  1. PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, ACS acute coronary syndromes, STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction, SMA secondary medical area, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, MOR median odds ratio, AIC Akaike’s information criterion
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