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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis

From: What decides the suspicion of acute coronary syndrome in acute chest pain patients?

 

Assignment of [obvious ACS] or [strong suspicion of ACS] or [vague suspicion of ACS] versus [no suspicion of ACS]

Assignment of [obvious ACS] or [strong suspicion of ACS] versus [vague suspicion of ACS] or [no suspicion of ACS]

 

P-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

ECG

Ischemic ECG

0.127

2.68 (0.76-9.50)

< 0.001

30.6 (11.7-80.2)

Q-wave or LBBB

0.154

4.38 (0.57-33.4)

0.027

11.1 (1.32-94.0)

AF, AFL or PM

0.526

1.37 (0.52-3.60)

0.048

3.04 (1.01-9.15)

Symptoms

Typical of ACS

< 0.001

526 (185–1500)

< 0.001

620 (138–2780)

Not specific for ACS

< 0.001

48.7 (31.6-75.1)

0.043

4.95 (1.05-23.3)

TnT

TNT+

0.112

6.55 (0.65-66.3)

0.007

3.35 (1.39-8.09)

 

Age ≥ 65 years

0.001

2.16 (1.40-3.35)

0.014

1.90 (1.14-3.17)

Female

0.913

1.02 (0.68-1.55)

0.043

0.59 (0.36-0.98)

 

Intercept

< 0.001

0.074

< 0.001

0.003

  1. Factors contributing to the overall assessment of the suspicion of ACS. Ischemic ECG = ST elevation or ST depression or T inversion; LBBB, Left bundle branch block; AF, Atrial fibrillation, AFL, Atrial flutter; PM, pacemaker; TnT+, TnT ≥ 0.05 μg/L.