RISK VARIABLE

Count

% of Pop.

Mortality w/Variable Present

Mortality w/Variable Absent

Relative Risk

c² p-Value

Male

868

56.77%

65/868

7.49%

71/661

10.74%

0.70

0.0269

Female

661

43.23%

71/661

10.74%

65/868

7.49%

1.43

0.0269

Caucasian

1,303

85.22%

117/1,303

8.98%

19/226

8.41%

1.07

0.7803

Non-Caucasian

226

14.78%

19/226

8.41%

117/1,303

8.98%

0.94

0.7803

Smoking History

829

54.22%

63/829

7.60%

73/700

10.43%

0.73

0.0529

Family History

590

38.59%

50/590

8.47%

86/939

9.16%

0.93

0.6474

Diabetes

445

29.10%

62/445

13.93%

74/1,084

6.83%

2.04

0.0000

Morbid Obesity

95

6.21%

13/95

13.68%

123/1,434

8.58%

1.60

0.0904

Hypercholesterolemia

642

41.99%

50/642

7.79%

86/887

9.70%

0.80

0.1960

Renal Failure

137

8.96%

30/137

21.90%

106/1,392

7.61%

2.88

0.0000

Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis

30

1.96%

6/30

20.00%

130/1,499

8.67%

2.31

0.0309

Hypertension

932

60.95%

87/932

9.33%

49/597

8.21%

1.14

0.4501

Pulmonary Hypertension

330

21.58%

37/330

11.21%

99/1,199

8.26%

1.36

0.0949

CVA

133

8.70%

17/133

12.78%

119/1,396

8.52%

1.50

0.0993

Endocarditis

23

1.50%

1/23

4.35%

135/1,506

8.96%

0.49

0.4402

Cardiomegaly

377

24.66%

33/377

8.75%

103/1,152

8.94%

0.98

0.9115

COPD

310

20.27%

33/310

10.65%

103/1,219

8.45%

1.26

0.2253

Immunosuppressive Rx

26

1.70%

1/26

3.85%

135/1,503

8.98%

0.43

0.3617

Peripheral Vascular Disease

16

1.05%

1/16

6.25%

135/1,513

8.92%

0.70

0.7087

Cerebrovascular Disease

191

12.49%

24/191

12.57%

112/1,338

8.37%

1.50

0.0568

Prior CAB

147

9.61%

21/147

14.29%

115/1,382

8.32%

1.72

0.0157

Prior Valve

23

1.50%

2/23

8.70%

134/1,506

8.90%

0.98

0.9730

Prior Other Cardiac

53

3.47%

10/53

18.87%

126/1,476

8.54%

2.21

0.0094

Prior Non-Cardiac

104

6.80%

15/104

14.42%

121/1,425

8.49%

1.70

0.0402

Prior Non-Surgical

223

14.58%

19/223

8.52%

117/1,306

8.96%

0.95

0.8317

PTCA To OR <6Hrs

4

0.26%

1/4

25.00%

135/1,525

8.85%

2.82

0.2572

PTCA To OR >6Hrs

91

5.95%

9/91

9.89%

127/1,438

8.83%

1.12

0.7309

Pior MI <6 Hrs vs. No MI

16

1.05%

7/16

43.75%

58/815

7.12%

6.15

0.0000

Prior MI 6 to 24 Hrs vs. No MI

22

1.44%

4/22

18.18%

58/815

7.12%

2.55

0.0505

Prior MI 1-7 Days vs. No MI

209

13.67%

35/209

16.75%

58/815

7.12%

2.35

0.0000

Prior MI 7-21 Days vs. No MI

94

6.15%

11/94

11.70%

58/815

7.12%

1.64

0.1120

Prior MI >21 Days vs. No MI

373

24.40%

21/373

5.63%

58/815

7.12%

0.79

0.3399

Congestive Heart Failure

866

56.64%

91/866

10.51%

45/663

6.79%

1.55

0.0113

Unstable Angina

528

34.53%

67/528

12.69%

69/1,001

6.89%

1.84

0.0002

Cardiogenic Shock

67

4.38%

28/67

41.79%

108/1,462

7.39%

5.66

0.0000

Resuscitation

27

1.77%

7/27

25.93%

129/1,502

8.59%

3.02

0.0017

Arrhythmia

459

30.02%

49/459

10.68%

87/1,070

8.13%

1.31

0.1092

Digitalis

494

32.31%

50/494

10.12%

86/1,035

8.31%

1.22

0.2444

Beta Blockers

495

32.37%

42/495

8.48%

94/1,034

9.09%

0.93

0.6969

Ca Antagonists

401

26.23%

30/401

7.48%

106/1,128

9.40%

0.80

0.2470

ACE Inhibitors

669

43.75%

54/669

8.07%

82/860

9.53%

0.85

0.3188

Nitrates - P.O.

535

34.99%

48/535

8.97%

88/994

8.85%

1.01

0.9379

Nitrates - I.V.

292

19.10%

50/292

17.12%

86/1,237

6.95%

2.46

0.0000

Antiarrhythmics

128

8.37%

17/128

13.28%

119/1,401

8.49%

1.56

0.0686

Antiplatelets

554

36.23%

51/554

9.21%

85/975

8.72%

1.06

0.7474

Anticoagulants

572

37.41%

67/572

11.71%

69/957

7.21%

1.62

0.0028

Diuretics

784

51.28%

69/784

8.80%

67/745

8.99%

0.98

0.8950

Inotropes

104

6.80%

23/104

22.12%

113/1,425

7.93%

2.79

0.0000

Steroids

60

3.92%

4/60

6.67%

132/1,469

8.99%

0.74

0.5362

Aspirin

746

48.79%

65/746

8.71%

71/783

9.07%

0.96

0.8077