Table 4 Results of bacteria, pneumolysin, infiltration, and hazard ratio of young versus old patients
From: Association between age and infection in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction
YP (n = 60) | OP (n = 80) | p | HR | p * | |
Bacteria (%) | 12 (22.6) | 2 (2.8) | 0.001 | 8.03 (95% CI, 1.83–51.49) | 0.002 |
Bacteria or pneumolysin (%) | 13 (21.7) | 3 (3.8) | 0.002 | 5.78 (95% CI 1.64–25.11) | 0.002 |
Heavy inflammatory cell infiltration (%) | 8 (23.5) | 13 (28.9) | 0.6 | 0.81 (95% CI 0.34–1.86) | 0.78 |
Bacterial pneumolysin (%) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (2.9) | 1 | 1.31 (95% CI 0.04–47.56) | 0.59 |
Bacteria or heavy infiltration (%) | 18 (34) | 15 (21.1) | 0.12 | 1.61 (95% CI 0.85–3.06) | 0.16 |
Bacteria, heavy infiltration, or pneumolysin (%) | 19 (31.7) | 16 (20) | 0.2 | 1.58 (95% CI 0.85–2.98) | 0.16 |