Research Article

Recent US Patterns and Predictors of Prevalent Diabetes among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients

Table 3

Factors associated with comorbid diabetes mellitus diagnosis in patients hospitalized primarily for acute myocardial infarction in the United States between 1997–2006.

VariableUnadjustedMultivariable model no. 1Multivariable model no. 2

ORLowerUpperP-valueORLowerUpperP-valueORLowerUpperP-value
95% CL95% CL95% CL95% CL95% CL95% CL

Year
 1997-1998 versus 2005-20060.580.570.60<.00010.570.560.59<.00010.630.610.64<.0001
 1999-2000 versus 2005-20060.720.700.74<.00010.720.700.73<.00010.770.750.79<.0001
 2001-2002 versus 2005-20060.820.800.84<.00010.810.800.83<.00010.860.840.88<.0001
 2003-2004 versus 2005-20060.900.880.93<.00010.890.870.91<.00010.920.890.94<.0001

Demographics
 Female versus male in <551.541.511.57<.00011.461.431.49<.00011.421.391.45<.0001
 Female versus male in 55–641.411.381.43<.00011.331.311.36<.00011.281.251.30<.0001
 Female versus male in 65–741.211.191.23<.00011.181.161.20<.00011.121.101.14<.0001
 Female versus male in 75–841.061.051.08<.00011.051.031.06<.00011.000.981.02.8970
 Female versus male in >840.990.961.01.35920.980.951.01.11600.920.900.95<.0001

 Age 55–64 versus <55 in M1.621.591.64<.00011.621.601.65<.00011.511.481.53<.0001
 Age 65–74 versus <55 in M1.941.901.98<.00011.661.621.69<.00011.521.481.55<.0001
 Age 75–84 versus <55 in M1.761.731.79<.00011.491.451.52<.00011.301.271.33<.0001
 Age >84 versus <55 in M1.211.181.24<.00011.020.991.05.29050.850.830.88<.0001

 Age 55–64 versus <55 in F1.481.441.51<.00011.481.441.51<.00011.361.331.39<.0001
 Age 65–74 versus <55 in F1.531.491.56<.00011.331.301.37<.00011.201.171.23<.0001
 Age 75–84 versus <55 in F1.221.191.24<.00011.071.041.10<.00010.920.890.94<.0001
 Age >84 versus <55 in F0.780.760.80<.00010.680.660.70<.00010.550.540.57<.0001

 Race: Black versus White1.521.491.55<.00011.501.471.54<.00011.271.241.29<.0001
 Race: Other versus White1.721.661.78<.00011.751.691.80<.00011.621.581.67<.0001
 Race: Unknown versus White1.000.971.02.93650.990.971.02.56420.990.971.01.4811

Hospital characteristics
 Midwest versus northeast0.970.931.00.05621.030.991.06.12271.031.001.06.0608
 South versus northeast0.940.910.97.00020.930.900.95<.00010.930.900.96<.0001
 West versus northeast0.990.951.04.79980.960.930.99.02280.960.930.99.0207
 Medium versus small bed size*1.000.971.03.93901.010.981.04.57171.000.981.03.8447
 Large versus small bed size*0.970.951.00.06980.990.961.02.67590.980.951.01.2078
 Volume** quartile: 2 versus 11.111.061.16<.00011.081.031.13.00221.040.991.09.1432
 Volume** quartile: 3 versus 11.121.061.17<.00011.091.031.15.00151.030.981.08.3058
 Volume** quartile: 4 versus 11.030.981.07.27391.020.961.08.50260.970.921.03.3615
 Urban nonteaching versus rural0.960.930.99.00780.960.931.00.02860.940.910.97.0001
 Urban teaching versus rural0.980.951.02.30580.970.941.01.18200.950.910.98.0037

Comorbid conditions
 Congestive heart failure1.611.591.63<.00011.671.651.69<.0001
 Peripheral vascular disease1.461.431.49<.00011.261.241.28<.0001
 Cerebrovascular disease1.251.231.27<.00011.101.081.12<.0001
 Dementia0.920.890.95<.00010.960.930.99.0062
 Chronic pulmonary disease0.930.920.94<.00010.810.800.82<.0001
 Mild liver disease0.930.890.97.00040.900.860.94<.0001
 Renal disease1.891.851.93<.00011.321.301.35<.0001
 Cancer0.820.800.84<.00010.840.820.87<.0001
 Mod/severe liver disease1.040.941.16.42291.030.921.15.5980
 Metastatic carcinoma0.720.690.76<.00010.790.750.83<.0001
 Valvular disease0.910.900.93<.00010.820.810.83<.0001
 Atrial fibrilation0.930.920.94<.00010.870.860.88<.0001
 Hypertension1.981.962.01<.00011.841.821.86<.0001

*Number of short-term acute beds in a hospital. Please see full bed categorization at http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/hosp_bedsize/nisnote.jsp
**Number of AMI hospitalizations per year for a given hospital; OR: odds ratio; CL: confidence interval; SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage; ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage. Multivariable Model no. 1 includes sociodemographic and hospital factors. Multivariable model no. 2 includes sociodemographic, hospital, and clinical factors. Cancer: total number of patients with cancer (including metastatic cancers). Please note Bonferroni correction was not applied.