Assessment of post-myocardial infarction lipid levels and management: Results from a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan

Table 3 Univariate and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis for the clinical associates of the target low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Target LDL cholesterol (< 55)	Univariate		Multivariable
	OR (95%CI)	P value	OR (95%CI)	P value
Gender
Male	1	-	1	-
Female	1.18 (0.45-3.06)	0.739	1.09 (0.32-3.72)	0.884
Age (yr)
≤ 40	1	-	1	-
41-65	0.2 (0.05-0.76)	0.018	0.17 (0.03-0.85)	0.031
> 65	0.18 (0.03-0.97)	0.046	0.14 (0.02-1.07)	0.058
Body mass index (kg/m2)
< 23	1	-	1	-
≥ 23	0.57 (0.15-2.17)	0.412	0.34 (0.06-1.84)	0.211
Waist circumference (cm)	1.02 (0.97-1.08)	0.354	1.04 (0.98-1.11)	0.210
DM
Non-DM	1	-	1	-
DM	0.61 (0.24-1.58)	0.312	0.4 (0.14-1.17)	0.094
HTN
Non-HTN	1	-	1	-
HTN	0.92 (0.38-2.24)	0.855	0.96 (0.35-2.68)	0.942
Tobacco user
No	1	-	1	-
Yes	0.6 (0.23-1.54)	0.289	0.59 (0.18-1.93)	0.386
Family history of coronary artery diseases
No	1	-	1	-
Yes	1.39 (0.57-3.44)	0.470	1.42 (0.53-3.84)	0.485
Acute myocardial infarction
STEMI	1	-	1	-
NSTEMI	0.4 (0.14-1.12)	0.082	0.41 (0.13-1.31)	0.133
Lipid profile advised after acute myocardial infarction
No	1	-	1	-
Yes	0.27 (0.04-2.13)	0.216	0.15 (0.02-1.39)	0.095
Statin therapy after acute myocardial infarction
No	1	-	1	-
Yes	1.04 (0.12-8.76)	0.969	1.45 (0.11-18.39)	0.775

LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; DM: Diabetes mellitus; HTN: Hypertension; STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI: Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.