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Table 3 Factors for AMI during hospitalization in geriatric patients with CAPa

From: Factors associated with acute myocardial infarction in older patients after hospitalization with community-acquired pneumonia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

OR (95% CI)

P value

Respiratory failure

1.34 (1.15–1.54)

< 0.01

Preexisting coronary artery disease

1.31 (1.07–1.59)

0.02

Diabetes

1.26 (1.11–1.42)

0.02

BUN

1.23 (1.01–1.49)

0.04

  1. aVariables in the logistic regression that did not have a significant independent association with AMI in both model were: Age, Male, Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, SBP, WBC, Serum sodium and Impaired consciousness. OR Odds ratio, Cl Confidence interval. AMI Acute myocardial infarction, CAP Community-acquired pneumonia, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, SBP Systolic blood pressure, WBC White blood cell, HCT Hematocrit
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BMC Geriatrics

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