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Table 3 Association of time-of-day at symptom onset with area at risk > median, final infarct size > median or salvage index > median

From: Time-of-day at symptom onset was not associated with infarct size and long-term prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Risk estimate

Time-of-day at symptom onset (hours)

p-value

0–6 h (n = 273)

6–12 h (n = 355)

12–18 h (n = 309)

18–24 h (n = 269)

Area at risk > median

 OR (95% CI)

0.916 (0.668–1.256)1

Ref

1.075 (0.792–1.459)2

0.813 (0.592–1.117)3

0.591

0.642

0.813

 ORadj* (95% CI)

0.871 (0.617–1.231)1

Ref

0.990 (0.711–1.380)2

0.841 (0.582–1.216)3

0.441

0.952

0.363

Final infarct size > median

 OR (95% CI)

1.030 (0.751–1.413)1

Ref

0.969 (0.714–1.315)2

0.916 (0.667–1.257)3

0.851

0.842

0.593

 ORadj* (95% CI)

1.054 (0.757–1.467)1

Ref

1.024 (0.722–1.361)2

1.024 (0.720–1.456)3

0.761

0.962

0.893

Salvage index > median

 OR (95% CI)

0.873 (0.633–1.205)1

Ref

0.948 (0.694–1.295)2

0.994 (0.719–1.375)3

0.411

0.742

0.973

 ORadj* (95% CI)

0.827 (0.591–1.157)1

Ref

0.894 (0.647–1.234)2

0.913 (0.638–1.305)3

0.271

0.502

0.623

  1. *Adjusted for hypercholesterolemia, anterolateral location of MI, time to admission, door to balloon time, and presentation during office hours
  2. Data are presented as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) with time-of-day at symptom onset 0–6 h serving as a reference (Ref)
  3. 10–6 h time interval vs. reference time interval
  4. 212–18 h time interval vs. reference time interval
  5. 318–24 h time interval vs. reference time interval