All | ACS | Not ACS | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 478) | (n = 107) | (n = 371) | (ACS vs not ACS) | |
General | ||||
Age (years) | 66 (55-76) | 68 (61-78) | 65 (54-75) | 0.012 |
Male sex | 299 (63) | 78 (73) | 221 (60) | 0.012 |
Medical history | ||||
Hypertension | 256 (54) | 69 (65) | 187 (54%) | 0.01 |
Hyperlipidemia and/or use of statins | 185 (39) | 54 (51) | 131 (35) | 0.005 |
Diabetes | 99 (21) | 27 (25) | 72 (19) | 0.19 |
Smokers | 69 (17) | 16 (16) | 53 (17) | 0.84 |
Ischemic heart disease | 184 (39) | 47 (44) | 137 (37) | 0.19 |
Prior PCI | 101 (21) | 24 (22) | 77 (21) | 0.71 |
Prior CABG | 59 (12) | 13 (12) | 46 (12) | 0.95 |
Stroke/TIA | 52 (11) | 12 (11) | 40 (11) | 0.9 |
Moderate to severe heart failure, EF < 35% | 42 (9) | 7 (7) | 35 (9) | 0.35 |
On presentation | ||||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 146 (130-163) | 155 (140-172) | 143 (130-160) | <0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80 (75-90) | 85 (78-97) | 80 (74-90) | 0.007 |
Heart rate (beats/minute) | 78 (68-90) | 78 (67-89) | 77 (69-91) | 0.7 |
ST depression | 36 (8) | 18 (17) | 18 (5) | <0.001 |
T-wave inversion | 40 (8) | 17 (16) | 23 (6) | 0.001 |
New LBBB | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
New RBBB | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
CRP (mg/L) | 2.1 (0.8-6.7) | 2.2 (0.9-4.8) | 2.0 (0.76-6.9) | 0.87 |
Creatinine (μg/L) | 84 (70-100) | 89 (77-107) | 82 (69-97) | 0.002 |
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.6 (3.7-5.4) | 4.6 (3.9-5.5) | 4.6 (3.3-5.4) | 0.47 |
GRACE score | 104 (82-132) | 115 (96-137) | 103 (78-130) | 0.002 |
Copeptin (pmol/L) | 12 (7-21) | 16 (9-30) | 12 (7-19) | <0.001 |
High sensitivity Troponin T (ng/L) | 10 (5-25) | 25 (13-84) | 7 (5-18) | <0.001 |