Table 5 Proportion on Preventive Medications by Time Interval Since Last Hospitalized Limited to Patients with Past History of Myocardial Infarction After Exclusion of Patients with History of Dementia or Cancer
Medication (n = Eligible Patients) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aspirin (n = 4,691) | β-blocker (n = 5,830) | ACE-I/ARB (n = 4,603) | Lipid Lowering (n = 5,757) | All Meds (n = 3,794) | ||||||
Time Interval Since ACS Hospitalization | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI)* | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI)* | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI)* | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI)* | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI)* |
< 6 months | 79 (76-81) | 77 (74-80) | 84 (82-86) | 83 (81-86) | 71 (67-74) | 69 (66-73) | 75 (72-78) | 75 (72-78) | 43 (39-47) | 39 (35-44) |
6-12 months | 72 (67-77)‡ | 70 (64-75)‡ | 87 (83-90) | 86 (81-89) | 72 (66-77) | 69 (63-75) | 74 (69-78) | 72 (66-77) | 40 (33-47) | 35 (29-42) |
12-24 months | 65 (60-70)|| | 63 (57-68)|| | 81 (76-84) | 78 (73-82)‡ | 74 (69-79) | 72 (66-77) | 72 (67-76) | 70 (64-74) | 37 (31-43) | 33 (27-39) |
> 24 months | 55 (54-57)|| | 57 (55-58)|| | 67 (65-68)|| | 70 (68-71)|| | 58 (57-60)|| | 60 (58-62)|| | 63 (62-65)|| | 65 (64-67)|| | 23 (21-24)|| | 23 (21-24)|| |
Time Interval Since Non-ACS Hospitalization | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI) † | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI) † | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI) † | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI) † | Unadjusted Proportion (95% CI) | Adjusted Proportion (95% CI) † |
< 6 months | 70 (67-73) | 68 (65-71) | 78 (76-80) | 77 (75-80) | 64 (60-67) | 61 (57-64) | 66 (64-69) | 67 (64-70) | 33 (29-37) | 29 (25-32) |
6-12 months | 62 (57-66)§ | 59 (54-64)§ | 76 (72-80) | 75 (70-78) | 65 (60-70) | 61 (55-66) | 69 (65-73) | 69 (64-73) | 29 (24-34) | 24 (19-29) |
12-24 months | 60 (55-64)|| | 58 (54-63)§ | 75 (71-78) | 75 (71-78) | 66 (62-71) | 65 (60-70) | 66 (62-70) | 65 (61-69) | 31 (26-36) | 26 (22-31) |
> 24 months | 58 (56-60)|| | 60 (58-62)|| | 68 (67-70)|| | 73 (71-74)§ | 60 (58-62) | 63 (61-65) | 66 (64-67) | 68 (66-69) | 26 (24-27)|| | 26 (24-27) |