Research Article

Epicardial Coronary Arteries in Khat Chewers Presenting with Myocardial Infarction

Table 2

Multivariate logistic regression analysis for predictors for the presence of significant coronary artery stenosis*.

VariableOdd Ratio95% confidence interval value

Khat chewing0.840.580–1.2210.36
Diabetes mellitus2.071.367–3.1650.001
Hypertension 1.180.824–1.7140.35
Age0.950.937–0.9720.001
Gender1.550.965–2.4770.07
Tobacco1.671.191–3.0720.01

 *Anatomically significant coronary artery disease was defined as a luminal stenosis greater than or equal to 50% in one or more epicardial arteries.