Table 1 Bivariate analysis of the relationship between PCI service model and death within 30 days after emergency department visit, the rate of emergency department revisits within 3 days, and the rate of readmission within 14 days among the patients with STEMI.

From: 24-h PCI model does affect the outcome of STEMI patients: a population-based study

Variables

Total

Death within 30 days

Emergency department revisits within 3 days

Readmission within 14 days

No

Yes

p-value

No

Yes

p-value

No

Yes

p-value

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Total number

20,648

100.00

18,367

88.95

2,281

11.05

 

20,414

98.87

234

1.13

 

20,402

98.81

246

1.19

 

PCI service model

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

0.043

 Non-24-h

15,628

75.69

13,734

87.88

1,894

12.12

15,423

98.69

205

1.31

15,428

98.72

200

1.28

 24-h

5,020

24.31

4,633

92.29

387

7.71

4,991

99.42

29

0.58

4,974

99.08

46

0.92

Gender

 < 0.001

 

0.009

 

0.510

 Female

3,846

18.63

3,066

79.72

780

20.28

3,787

98.47

59

1.53

3,796

98.70

50

1.30

 Male

16,802

81.37

15,301

91.07

1,501

8.93

16,627

98.96

175

1.04

16,606

98.83

196

1.17

Age

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

0.007

 < 45

2,084

10.09

2,011

96.50

73

3.50

2,071

99.38

13

0.62

2,067

99.18

17

0.82

 45–54

4,277

20.71

4,084

95.49

193

4.51

4,241

99.16

36

0.84

4,239

99.11

38

0.89

 55–64

5,578

27.01

5,242

93.98

336

6.02

5,527

99.09

51

0.91

5,512

98.82

66

1.18

 65–74

4,135

20.03

3,659

88.49

476

11.51

4,091

98.94

44

1.06

4,084

98.77

51

1.23

 75–84

3,146

15.24

2,469

78.48

677

21.52

3,094

98.35

52

1.65

3,101

98.57

45

1.43

≧ 85

1,428

6.92

902

63.17

526

36.83

1,390

97.34

38

2.66

1,399

97.97

29

2.03

 Mean ± SD

62.95 ± 14.08

61.64 ± 13.55

73.55 ± 13.79

62.89 ± 14.07

68.34 ± 14.68

62.91 ± 14.08

66.49 ± 14.24

CCI score

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 0

7,656

37.08

7,211

94.19

445

5.81

7,599

99.26

57

0.74

7,593

99.18

63

0.82

 1

6,039

29.25

5,447

90.20

592

9.80

5,973

98.91

66

1.09

5,967

98.81

72

1.19

 2

2,492

12.07

2,128

85.39

364

14.61

2,454

98.48

38

1.52

2,460

98.72

32

1.28

 3

1,819

8.81

1,534

84.33

285

15.67

1,793

98.57

26

1.43

1,795

98.68

24

1.32

≧ 4

2,642

12.80

2,047

77.48

595

22.52

2,595

98.22

47

1.78

2,587

97.92

55

2.08

Monthly salary (NTD)

 < 0.001

 

0.349

 

0.011

≦ 17,280

5,257

25.46

4,503

85.66

754

14.34

5,186

98.65

71

1.35

5,190

98.73

67

1.27

 17,281–22,080

3,176

15.38

2,770

87.22

406

12.78

3,145

99.02

31

0.98

3,138

98.80

38

1.20

 22,081–36,300

7,725

37.41

6,946

89.92

779

10.08

7,640

98.90

85

1.10

7,617

98.60

108

1.40

≧ 36,301

4,490

21.75

4,148

92.38

342

7.62

4,443

98.95

47

1.05

4,457

99.27

33

0.73

Urbanization

 < 0.001

 

0.001

 

0.001

 Level 1

4,287

20.76

3,877

90.44

410

9.56

4,253

99.21

34

0.79

4,262

99.42

25

0.58

 Level 2

6,483

31.40

5,806

89.56

677

10.44

6,419

99.01

64

0.99

6,399

98.70

84

1.30

 Level 3

3,913

18.95

3,552

90.77

361

9.23

3,871

98.93

42

1.07

3,862

98.70

51

1.30

 Level 4

3,355

16.25

2,898

86.38

457

13.62

3,308

98.60

47

1.40

3,309

98.63

46

1.37

 Level 5–7

2,610

12.64

2,234

85.59

376

14.41

2,563

98.20

47

1.80

2,570

98.47

40

1.53

Other catastrophic illness

 < 0.001

 

0.001

 

0.019

 No

19,137

92.68

17,194

89.85

1,943

10.15

18,933

98.93

204

1.07

18,919

98.86

218

1.14

 Yes

1,511

7.32

1,173

77.63

338

22.37

1,481

98.01

30

1.99

1,483

98.15

28

1.85

Triage level

 < 0.001

 

0.129

 

0.966

 Level 1

5,132

24.85

4,058

79.07

1,074

20.93

5,073

98.85

59

1.15

5,074

98.87

58

1.13

 Level 2

11,623

56.29

10,777

92.72

846

7.28

11,505

98.98

118

1.02

11,483

98.80

140

1.20

 Level 3

3,625

17.56

3,292

90.81

333

9.19

3,573

98.57

52

1.43

3,580

98.76

45

1.24

 Level 4 and 5

268

1.30

240

89.55

28

10.45

263

98.13

5

1.87

265

98.88

3

1.12

PCI

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 No

3,317

16.06

2,167

65.33

1,150

34.67

3,213

96.86

104

3.14

3,243

97.77

74

2.23

 Yes

17,331

83.94

16,200

93.47

1,131

6.53

17,201

99.25

130

0.75

17,159

99.01

172

0.99

Hospital level

 < 0.001

 

 < 0.001

 

0.004

 Medical centers

6,831

33.08

6,283

91.98

548

8.02

6,797

99.50

34

0.50

6,774

99.17

57

0.83

 Regional hospitals

11,305

54.75

10,021

88.64

1,284

11.36

11,172

98.82

133

1.18

11,150

98.63

155

1.37

 District hospitals

2,512

12.17

2,063

82.13

449

17.87

2,445

97.33

67

2.67

2,478

98.65

34

1.35

Hospital ownership

 < 0.001

 

0.025

 

0.486

 Public

6,291

30.47

5,511

87.60

780

12.40

6,204

98.62

87

1.38

6,211

98.73

80

1.27

 Private

14,357

69.53

12,856

89.55

1,501

10.45

14,210

98.98

147

1.02

14,191

98.84

166

1.16