Table 6:

Hazard ratios for all-cause mortality after coronary angiography (n = 30 358), by treatment subgroup*

TreatmentNo. (%) of patientsUnadjusted HR (95% CI)Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Non–First Nations (n = 29 652)First Nations (n = 706)Partial adjustmentFull adjustment
Medical management2 365 (8.0)61 (8.6)0.99 (0.76–1.28)1.40 (1.09–1.80)1.38 (1.07–1.77)
PCI2 672 (9.0)69 (9.8)1.24 (0.98–1.57)1.38 (1.06–1.80)1.38 (1.06–1.80)
CABG997 (3.4)17 (2.4)0.67 (0.42–1.07)0.89 (0.55–1.44)0.91 (0.56–1.47)
  • Note: CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, CI = confidence interval, HR = hazard ratio, MI = myocardial infarction, PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.

  • * Reference category is non–First Nations.

  • Adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, year of acute MI diagnosis, comorbidities listed in Table 1, ejection fraction, smoking status and coronary anatomy.

  • Adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, year of acute MI diagnosis, comorbidities listed in Table 1, ejection fraction, smoking status, coronary anatomy, income quintiles and distance to closest cardiac catheterization laboratory.