Table 2

Management of acute myocardial infarction in hospital

Treatment/investigationMen (%)Women (%)OR for treatment of women (95% confidence intervals)Age adjusted OR for treatment of women (95% confidence intervals)
Early aspirin1070  (90)597  (83)0.55 (0.42, 0.72, p=0.00)0.78 (0.59, 1.04, p=0.09)
Thrombolysis593 (66)311 (37)0.69 (0.58, 0.82, p=0.00)0.89 (0.74, 1.08, p=0.25)
Angiography60 (5)33 (4)0.84 (0.54, 1.29, p=0.42)1.41 (0.90, 2.22, p=0.13)
Echocardiography328 (25)192 (23)0.87 (0.71, 1.06, p=0.17)0.93 (0.75, 1.15, p=0.52)
Exercise test/radionucleide scan68 (5)5 (1)0.11 (0.04, 0.27, p=0.00)0.16 (0.06, 0.41, p=0.00)