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Table 5 Risk assessment of risk factors that will result in MACE

From: Performance of the modified HEART score in an Asian population

Risk factors

Odds ratio

P value

95% confidence interval

History of atherosclerotic disease

0.439

0.060

0.186–1.035

Hypertension

0.401

0.027

0.178–0.902

Hyperlipidemia

0.360

0.008

0.169–0.765

Diabetes mellitus*

1.638

0.236

0.724–3.708

Smoking*

1.383

0.485

0.556–3.435

Positive family history

0.102

0.052

0.010–1.022

Age

0.402

0.037

0.171–0.945

Male

0.400

0.001

0.230–0.697

Intermediate HEART score

0.219

< 0.001

0.104–0.457

High HEART score**

5.893

0.002

1.940–17.899

  1. MACE major adverse cardiac events
  2. **Significantly increase odds of MACE; P value < 0.05
  3. *Increase odds of MACE but not significant