Review Article

Risks and Benefits of Thrombolytic, Antiplatelet, and Anticoagulant Therapies for ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Systematic Review

Table 3

Multivariate regression with binomial response for death, acute myocardial infarction and major bleeding, with number of drugs (N drugs) and primary angioplasty (PA) as independent variables.

OutcomeDeathMajor bleedingAMI
Parameterβ-CoefficientStandard errorP β-CoefficientStandard errorP β-CoefficientStandard errorP

N drugs−0.2330.054<0.001*0.4050.1540.012*−0.0390.0640.550
PA−1.6050.409<0.001*2.2511.0490.039*−0.6290.4780.197
Interaction10.294a0.1200.019*−0.355a0.3080.258−0.162a0.1420.262
Latent variable0.0790.0220.001*0.6700.176<0.001*0.1110.0330.002*

OddsIC 95%OddsIC 95%OddsIC 95%

PA −0,7910,704–0,8791,4991,030–1,9680,9610,836–1,088
PA +1,0620,831–1,2931,0510,480–1,6221,1310,840–1,422

Latent variable inserted in the model to minimize the variability effect between studies. Interactions tested in models: adrugs: PA; bPA: bleeding and cPA: death, (without statistical significance). IC 95%: reliability interval 95%.
* P < 0.05.