Table 2 Adjusted Odds Ratios and 95% CI of factors associated with delay in seeking early medical care among AMI1 subjects in a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan
Variable | Delayed | Not delayed | Adjusted2 OR | (95% CI3) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | Â | Â | Â |
Knowledge of symptoms of heart attack | 0.020 | ||||||
   Yes4 | 31 | (12.7) | 103 | (21.6) | 1.00 | - |  |
   No | 213 | (87.3) | 373 | (78.4) | 1.82 | (1.10, 2.99) |  |
Severity of Pain (using Visual Analog Scale (0–10)) | <0.001 | ||||||
   Severe | 64 | (15) | 353 | (85) | 1.00 | - |  |
   Moderate | 85 | (56) | 68 | (44) | 6.86 | (4.50, 10.47) |  |
   Mild | 95 | (63) | 55 | (37) | 10.05 | (6.50, 15.54) |  |