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Table 5 Invasive procedures and culprit arteries by ethnicity

From: Ethnic differences in the occurrence of acute coronary syndrome: results of the Malaysian National Cardiovascular Disease (NCVD) Database Registry (March 2006 - February 2010)

Invasive procedures

Ethnic group

 

χ2‡

df

 P#

Malays

Chinese

Indians

Others*

PCI (%)

874(13.1)

490(16.0)

518(16.5)

119(16.5)

27.2

3

0.000

CABG (%)

95(1.4)

41(1.3)

21(0.7)

13(1.8)

12.3

3

0.006

LMA involvement (%)

184(2.8)

82(2.7)

84(2.7)

30(4.2)

5.3

3

0.150

Culprit Artery

       

LAD (%)

591(56.3)

314(56.3)

339(58.0)

81(59.6)

13.1

12

0.359

RCA (%)

318(30.3)

172(30.8)

147(25.2)

37(27.2)

   

LCX (%)

103(9.8)

53(9.5)

70(12.0)

15(11.0)

   

LMA (%)

18(1.7)

8(1.4)

8(1.4)

2(1.5)

   

Bypass graft (%)

20(1.9)

11(2.0)

20(3.4)

1(0.7)

   
  1. Categorical variables are expressed as number (%).
  2. *Others: Indigenous (Orang Asli), Kadazan, Melanau, Murut, Bajau, Bidayuh, Iban (minor ethnic groups) and other non-Malaysians.
  3. ‡Pearson Chi-Square.
  4. #P value.
  5. PCI: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
  6. CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft.
  7. LMA: Left Main Artery.
  8. LAD: Left Anterior Descending artery.
  9. LCX: Left Circumflex artery.
  10. RCA: Right Coronary Artery.