Table 3 Baseline investigation and clinical features on presentation by ethnicity
Baseline investigation & presentation | Ethnic group | Â | F+ | P# | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Malays | Chinese | Indians | Others* | Â | Â |
TC (mmol/l) | 5.5(1.4) | 5.1(1.2) | 5.1(1.2) | 5.3(1.3) | 71.2 | 0.000 |
LDL (mmol/l) | 3.5(1.3) | 3.0(1.1) | 3.2(1.2) | 3.3(1.2) | 93.7 | 0.000 |
HDL (mmol/l) | 1.1(0.3) | 1.2(0.4) | 1.0(0.3) | 1.1(0.3) | 53.7 | 0.000 |
TG (mmol/l) | 2.0(1.8) | 2.0(1.2) | 2.0(1.3) | 2.0(1.1) | 2.5 | 0.057 |
FBG (mmol/l) | 8.0(3.7) | 7.5(3.3) | 8.4(3.9) | 7.4(3.4) | 34.7 | 0.000 |
Trop T (ng/ml) | 1.5(4.6) | 1.6(7.1) | 1.2(3.6) | 1.0(2.0) | 1.2 | 0.300 |
CK (unit/l) | 1075(1484) | 884(1322) | 789(126) | 1242(1583) | 36.3 | 0.000 |
Heart rate/min | 83.1(21.1) | 83.1(21.4) | 85.9(23.1) | 82.7(21.3) | 14.1 | 0.000 |
SBP (mmHg) | 138.9(28.9) | 138.9(28.7) | 140.2(27.9) | 139.6(31.0) | 1.8 | 0.153 |
DBP (mmHg) | 80.9(16.5) | 79.9(16.3) | 82.2(16.0) | 81.3(17.0) | 9.7 | 0.000 |
Killip Class IV(%)‡ | 271(4.1) | 100(3.3) | 71(2.3) | 28(3.9) | 15 | 0.000 |
LVEF (%)‡ | 47(13) | 46(13) | 47(12) | 47(13) | 1.5 | 0.216 |