Research Article

Body Mass Index and 1-Year Unplanned Readmission in Chinese Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 4

The results of BMI and readmission of AMI using two-piecewise linear regression.

Inflection point of BMI (kg/m2)Effect size95% CI value

<29.30.90.7 to 1.20.530
≥29.32.81.3 to 5.80.008

Effect: readmission of AMI; cause: BMI. Adjusted: age, gender, TC, triglyceride, HDL-C, LDL-C, PT, APTT, INR, creatinine, HGB, LVEF, discharge medications, marital status, educational level, COPD, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, history of ischemic stroke, history of hemorrhagic stroke, arrhythmia, and hypertension.