Table 6

Risk of myocardial infarction with increasing quartiles of t-PA

Q1Q2Q3Q4
Cutoff, ng/mL 6.3 8.1 10.6  
No. of patients 104 104 185 160 
No. of control subjects 158 159 159 158 
Model 1: age, OR (95% CI) 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 2.0 (1.4-2.7) 1.7 (1.2-2.4) 
Model 2: model 1 + HDL and total cholesterol, triglycerides, BMI, and diabetes, OR (95% CI) 0.9 (0.6-1.3) 1.5 (1.1-2.2) 1.1 (0.8-1.6) 
Model 3: model 2 + CRP, VWF, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, OR (95% CI) 0.9 (0.6-1.4) 1.4 (1.0-2.0) 1.0 (0.7-1.5) 
Model 4: model 3 + PAI-1 0.9 (0.6-1.3) 1.4 (1.0-2.0) 1.0 (0.6-1.5) 
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Cutoff, ng/mL 6.3 8.1 10.6  
No. of patients 104 104 185 160 
No. of control subjects 158 159 159 158 
Model 1: age, OR (95% CI) 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 2.0 (1.4-2.7) 1.7 (1.2-2.4) 
Model 2: model 1 + HDL and total cholesterol, triglycerides, BMI, and diabetes, OR (95% CI) 0.9 (0.6-1.3) 1.5 (1.1-2.2) 1.1 (0.8-1.6) 
Model 3: model 2 + CRP, VWF, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, OR (95% CI) 0.9 (0.6-1.4) 1.4 (1.0-2.0) 1.0 (0.7-1.5) 
Model 4: model 3 + PAI-1 0.9 (0.6-1.3) 1.4 (1.0-2.0) 1.0 (0.6-1.5) 

t-PA levels were missing for 1 control subject and 2 patients.

t-PA indicates tissue plasminogen activator; Q, quartile; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; VWF, von Willebrand factor; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1.