Table 3

Cox proportional hazards model for mortality

	HR	P
Elevated troponin	2.05	<0.0001
African-American race	0.86	<0.0001
Male	1.14	<0.0001
Hypertension*	0.92	0.03
Congestive heart failure*	1.27	0.0004
Stroke or transient ischaemic attack*	1.16	0.009
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease*	1.21	<0.0001
Age (per year)	1.02	<0.0001
Elevated Charlson Comorbidity Index (>4)	3.33	<0.0001
Aortic dissection†	1.83	0.0002
Acute kidney injury†	1.31	<0.0001
Arrhythmia†	1.29	<0.0001
Chronic cardiovascular disease†	0.85	<0.0001
Stroke, haemorrhagic†	2.49	<0.0001
Pulmonary embolus†	1.35	<0.0001
Sepsis†	2.37	<0.0001