RISK VARIABLE

Count

% of Pop.

Mortality w/Variable Present

Mortality w/Variable Absent

Rela-tive Risk

c² p-Value

Male

121,575

71.14%

3,044/121,575

2.50%

1,984/
49,320

4.02%

0.62

0.0000

Female

49,320

28.86%

1,984/49,320

4.02%

3,044/
121,575

2.50%

1.61

0.0000

Caucasian

148,357

86.81%

4,308/148,357

2.90%

720/22,538

3.19%

0.91

0.0161

Non-Caucasian

22,538

13.19%

720/22,538

3.19%

4,308/
148,357

2.90%

1.10

0.0161

Smoking History

98,745

57.78%

2,704/98,745

2.74%

2,324/
72,150

3.22%

0.85

0.0000

Family History

79,684

46.63%

1,961/79,684

2.46%

3,067/
91,211

3.36%

0.73

0.0000

Diabetes

50,138

29.34%

1,825/50,138

3.64%

3,203/
120,757

2.65%

1.37

0.0000

Morbid Obesity

20,245

11.85%

645/20,245

3.19%

4,383/
150,650

2.91%

1.10

0.0288

Hypercholesterolemia

86,302

50.50%

2,181/86,302

2.53%

2,847/
84,593

3.37%

0.75

0.0000

Renal Failure

7,195

4.21%

634/7,195

8.81%

4,394/
163,700

2.68%

3.28

0.0000

Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis

1,512

0.88%

146/1,512

9.66%

4,882/
169,383

2.88%

3.35

0.0000

Hypertension

109,122

63.85%

3,483/109,122

3.19%

1,545/
61,773

2.50%

1.28

0.0000

Pulmonary Hypertension

4,781

2.80%

355/4,781

7.43%

4,673/
166,114

2.81%

2.64

0.0000

CVA

10,644

6.23%

588/10,644

5.52%

4,440/
160,251

2.77%

1.99

0.0000

Endocarditis

2,094

1.23%

55/2,094

2.63%

4,973/
168,801

2.95%

0.89

0.3898

Cardiomegaly

15,535

9.09%

852/15,535

5.48%

4,176/
155,360

2.69%

2.04

0.0000

COPD

25,886

15.15%

1,157/25,886

4.47%

3,871/
145,009

2.67%

1.67

0.0000

Immuno-suppressive Rx

2,073

1.21%

103/2,073

4.97%

4,925/
168,822

2.92%

1.70

0.0000

Peripheral Vascular Disease

122

0.07%

5/122

4.10%

5,023/
170,773

2.94%

1.39

0.4497

Cerebrovascular Disease

15,823

9.26%

868/15,823

5.49%

4,160/
155,072

2.68%

2.04

0.0000

Prior CAB

13,539

7.92%

945/13,539

6.98%

4,083/
157,356

2.59%

2.69

0.0000

Prior Valve

331

0.19%

30/331

9.06%

4,998/
170,564

2.93%

3.09

0.0000

Prior Other Cardiac

2,449

1.43%

140/2,449

5.72%

4,888/
168,446

2.90%

1.97

0.0000

Prior Non-Cardiac

10,112

5.92%

595/10,112

5.88%

4,433/
160,783

2.76%

2.13

0.0000

Prior Non-Surgical

39,293

22.99%

1,138/39,293

2.90%

3,890/
131,602

2.96%

0.98

0.5389

PTCA To OR <6Hrs

3,266

1.91%

268/3,266

8.21%

4,760/
167,629

2.84%

2.89

0.0000

PTCA To OR >6Hrs

13,286

7.77%

370/13,286

2.78%

4,658/
157,609

2.96%

0.94

0.2640

Pior MI <6 Hrs vs. No MI

2,646

1.55%

279/2,646

10.54%

2,069/
92,572

2.24%

4.72

0.0000

Prior MI 6 to 24 Hrs vs. No MI

2,961

1.73%

265/2,961

8.95%

2,069/
92,572

2.24%

4.00

0.0000

Prior MI 1-7 Days vs. No MI

26,604

15.57%

983/26,604

3.69%

2,069/
92,572

2.24%

1.65

0.0000

Prior MI 7-21 Days vs. No MI

8,154

4.77%

306/8,154

3.75%

2,069/
92,572

2.24%

1.68

0.0000

Prior MI >21 Days vs. No MI

37,958

22.21%

1,126/37,958

2.97%

2,069/
92,572

2.24%

1.33

0.0000

Congestive Heart Failure

21,921

12.83%

1,466/21,921

6.69%

3,562/
148,974

2.39%

2.80

0.0000

Unstable Angina

92,427

54.08%

3,202/92,427

3.46%

1,826/
78,468

2.33%

1.49

0.0000

Cardiogenic Shock

2,849

1.67%

571/2,849

20.04%

4,457/
168,046

2.65%

7.56

0.0000

Resuscitation

2,130

1.25%

302/2,130

14.18%

4,726/
168,765

2.80%

5.06

0.0000

Arrhythmia

21,462

12.56%

1,185/21,462

5.52%

3,843/
149,433

2.57%

2.15

0.0000

Digitalis

16,306

9.54%

871/16,306

5.34%

4,157/
154,589

2.69%

1.99

0.0000

Beta Blockers

76,957

45.03%

2,020/76,957

2.62%

3,008/
93,938

3.20%

0.82

0.0000

Ca Antagonists

57,379

33.58%

1,777/57,379

3.10%

3,251/
113,516

2.86%

1.08

0.0071

ACE Inhibitors

36,579

21.40%

1,282/36,579

3.50%

3,746/
134,316

2.79%

1.26

0.0000

Nitrates - P.O.

67,457

39.47%

2,024/67,457

3.00%

3,004/
103,438

2.90%

1.03

0.2496

Nitrates - I.V.

44,119

25.82%

1,869/44,119

4.24%

3,159/
126,776

2.49%

1.70

0.0000

Antiarrhythmics

8,112

4.75%

470/8,112

5.79%

4,558/
162,783

2.80%

2.07

0.0000

Antiplatelets

73,554

43.04%

2,045/73,554

2.78%

2,983/
97,341

3.06%

0.91

0.0006

Anticoagulants

66,186

38.73%

2,400/66,186

3.63%

2,628/
104,709

2.51%

1.44

0.0000

Diuretics

33,056

19.34%

1,620/33,056

4.90%

3,408/
137,839

2.47%

1.98

0.0000

Inotropes

3,679

2.15%

475/3,679

12.91%

4,553/
167,216

2.72%

4.74

0.0000

Steroids

4,357

2.55%

237/4,357

5.44%

4,791/
166,538

2.88%

1.89

0.0000

Aspirin

106,489

62.31%

2,918/106,489

2.74%

2,110/
64,406

3.28%

0.84

0.0000