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Table 2 Logistic regression showing variables associated with diagnosis of MI

From: Physician-level variation in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and the use of angiography among Veterans with elevated troponin

Variable

β

S.E.

Wald

P

OR

95 % CI

1st troponin level

2.437

0.465

27.426

<0.0001

11.44

4.60

28.48

Chest Pain

1.447

0.206

49.102

<0.0001

4.25

2.84

6.37

New ECG changes

1.356

0.258

27.675

<0.0001

3.88

2.34

6.43

Smoker

1.249

0.322

15.023

<0.0001

3.49

1.85

6.56

TIMI score > 2

1.248

0.298

17.579

<0.0001

3.48

1.94

6.25

Creatinine

−0.390

0.088

19.476

<0.0001

0.68

0.57

0.81

Constant

−2.247

0.323

48.451

<0.0001

0.106

  
  1. CI Confidence interval, ECG Electrocardiogram, OR Odds ratio, SE Standard error, TIMI Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction