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Table 4 Mortality of patients hospitalized into tertiary and secondary hospitals in Estonia in 2001 and 2007

From: Changes in treatment and mortality of acute myocardial infarction in Estonian tertiary and secondary care hospitals in 2001 and 2007

 

Year 2001

Year 2007

   

Mortality

%

%

P

HR (95% CI)

Adjusted HR (95% CI)a

30-day

     

   Tertiary care hospitals

17.6

13.2

0.156

0.71 (0.44-1.15)

0.69 (0.42-1.13)

   Secondary care hospitals

20.2

22.5

0.516

1.17 (0.78-1.77)

1.01 (0.66-1.55)

3-year

     

   Tertiary care

35.7

32.7

0.475

0.90 (0.66-1.22)

0.90 (0.65-1.23)

   Secondary care hospitals

38.5

45.3

0.113

1.24 (0.94-1.64)

1.03 (0.77-1.37)

  1. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio
  2. a Adjusted for age, sex, AMI subtype (STEMI or non-STEMI), diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, previous acute myocardial infarction and previous chronic heart failure.