Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristic | STEMI | NSTEMI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 338 | % | N = 339 | % | |
Age | ||||
<50 years | 58 | 17% | 58 | 17% |
50-59 years | 106 | 31% | 94 | 28% |
60-69 years | 92 | 27% | 80 | 24% |
70-79 years | 46 | 14% | 54 | 16% |
≥ 80 years | 34 | 10% | 53 | 15% |
Missing age | 2 | 1% | 0 | 0% |
Male | 224 | 66% | 229 | 68% |
Race | ||||
White | 207* | 87% | 240** | 86% |
Black | 27 | 11% | 33 | 12% |
Other | 4 | 2% | 7 | 3% |
Clinical presentation (may have more than 1) | ||||
Study subjects with data on ACS presentation | 241 | 71%* | 280 | 83%** |
Prior myocardial infarction | 54 | 22% | 75 | 27% |
Prior PCI | 45 | 19% | 56 | 20% |
Prior CABG | 10 | 4% | 33 | 12% |
CVD (“Stroke” in 07–08, “CVD” in 09–10) | 12 | 5% | 31 | 11% |
Prior PAD | 16 | 7% | 25 | 9% |
Smoking | 156 | 65% | 87 | 31% |
Hypertension | 160 | 66% | 176 | 63% |
Dyslipidemia | 143 | 59% | 199 | 71% |
Diabetes | 44 | 18% | 65 | 23% |
Prior HF | 6 | 2% | 26 | 9% |
BMI | ||||
Overweight (25 kg/m2 < = BMI <30 kg/m2) | 99 | 41% | 86 | 31% |
Obesity ( BMI ≥30 kg/m2) | 52 | 22% | 80 | 29% |
Severe obesity (BMI ≥35 kg/m2) | 28 | 12% | 42 | 15% |
Mean ± STD | 28 ± 5 | 30 ± 12 | ||
Left ventricular ejection fraction | ||||
≤35% | 48 | 20% | 54 | 19% |
≤45% | 98 | 41% | 110 | 39% |
Mean ± STD | 43 ± 14 | 45 ± 14 | ||