Table 3:

Multivariable logistic regression for determinants of timely use of procedures*

FactorCutoff for timeliness; OR (95% CI)
Door-to-ECG ≤ 10 minDoor-to-needle ≤ 30 minDoor-to-balloon ≤ 90 min
Clinical
Anxiety, per 1-point increment on HADS subscale0.95 (0.90–0.99)1.01 (0.88–1.15)1.03 (0.96–1.11)
Depression, per 1-point increment on HADS subscale1.05 (0.99–1.11)1.10 (0.95–1.24)0.97 (0.89–1.06)
Absence of chest pain0.77 (0.49–1.20)0.98 (0.27–3.49)0.41 (0.18–0.92)
Previous event0.55 (0.36–1.84)0.53 (0.13–2.15)0.74 (0.39–1.44)
CVD risk factors, per each added risk factor1.01 (0.89–1.15)0.70 (0.48–0.99)0.83 (0.68–1.01)
Gender-related
Postsecondary education1.27 (0.91–1.77)2.13 (0.90–4.03)1.49 (0.92–2.43)
Employed1.16 (0.74–1.79)1.51 (0.43–4.25)0.95 (0.50–1.81)
Perceived social standing within1.00 (0.89–1.06)1.03 (0.80–1.32)0.96 (0.85–1.09)
community (based on PSSS score)
Responsibility for housework0.80 (0.58–1.12)0.60 (0.25–1.49)1.35 (0.83–2.19)
Low social support (based on ESSI scale)1.26 (0.87–1.82)2.78 (1.01–5.55)1.00 (0.56–1.80)
Femininity, per 1-point increment on Bem scale1.03 (0.85–1.23)0.75 (0.47–1.21)0.69 (0.53–0.89)
Masculinity, per 1-point increment on Bem scale1.07 (0.90–1.28)1.62 (1.00–2.66)1.13 (0.86–1.47)
  • Note: Bem = Bem Sex Role Inventory,11 CI = confidence interval, CVD = cardiovascular disease, ECG = electrocardiography, ESSI = ENRICHD (Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients) Social Support Instrument,13 HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale,10 OR = odds ratio, PSSS = McArthur Perceived Social Standing Scale.12

  • * The results for each row were adjusted for all other factors in the table, as well as for age and ethnicity; sex was not included in the model.