Univariate Predictors of Late Cardiac Events
| Predictor | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac death | Cardiac death or MI | Revascularization | All cardiac events* | ||||
| Clinical characteristics | |||||||
| Age (per year) | 1.03 (1.01–1.05) | 1.01 (1.01–1.05) | 0.99 (0.98–1.00) | 1.01 (1.00–1.03) | |||
| Age >70 y | 1.4 (0.8–2.7) | 1.4 (0.8–2.5) | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) | 1.2 (0.7–1.9) | |||
| Male gender | 1.5 (0.9–2.7) | 2.0 (1.6–3.4) | 2.7 (1.4–5.4) | 2.3 (1.5–3.6) | |||
| Previous MI | 1.6 (0.9–2.7) | 1.8 (1.1–2.8) | 2.4 (1.4–4.2) | 2.1 (1.4–3.2) | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 2.2 (1.2–3.9) | 2.0 (1.2–3.3) | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) | 1.7 (1.1–2.7) | |||
| Hypertension | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) | 1.3 (0.8–2.1) | 0.8 (0.4–1.3) | 1.1 (0.8–1.7) | |||
| Hypercholesterolemia | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) | 1.0 (0.6–1.4) | |||
| Smoking | 2.0 (1.1–3.4) | 1.8 (1.1–3.0) | 2.1 (1.2–3.8) | 2.2 (1.4–3.3) | |||
| Congestive heart failure | 4.4 (2.5–7.9) | 3.7 (2.2–6.3) | 0.6 (0.3–1.5) | 2.4 (1.5–3.8) | |||
| Stress test results | |||||||
| Angina pectoris | 0.7 (0.4–1.5) | 1.0 (0.5–1.7) | 2.1 (1.1–3.8) | 1.2 (0.8–2.0) | |||
| ST-segment changes | 1.0 (0.6–1.8) | 0.9 (0.6–1.6) | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | |||
| Scan parameters | |||||||
| Abnormal scan | 8.2 (3.5–19.4) | 5.4 (2.8–10.1) | 4.0 (1.9–8.4) | 5.6 (3.3–9.5) | |||
| Fixed defect | 2.7 (1.7–4.4) | 2.1 (1.4–3.1) | 1.2 (0.7–2.1) | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | |||
| Reversible defect | 2.0 (1.3–3.3) | 1.8 (1.2–2.7) | 3.0 (1.8–5.1) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) | |||
| SSS | 1.18 (1.09–1.27) | 1.19 (1.11–1.27) | 1.13 (1.04–1.23) | 1.17 (1.11–1.24) | |||
| SRS | 1.16 (1.08–1.26) | 1.17 (1.09–1.25) | 1.05 (0.95–1.16) | 1.13 (1.06–1.19) | |||
| SDS | 1.13 (0.95–1.33) | 1.14 (0.99–1.32) | 1.34 (1.17–1.57) | 1.26 (1.13–1.41) | |||
↵* Cardiac death, MI, revascularization.
CI = confidence interval; MI = myocardial infarction.