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Table 2 ACS characteristics and treatment among those with and without diabetes.

From: The impact of diabetes on one-year health status outcomes following acute coronary syndromes

Variable

Diabetes (n = 326)

No Diabetes (n = 873)

p-value

ACS Characteristics

Type of ACS (%)

   

   STEMI

20%

31%

<0.001

   NSTEMI

28%

29%

0.63

   UA

52%

40%

<0.001

3-Vessel Disease

58%

45%

0.003

Coronary Angiography

68%

82%

<0.001

   STEMI

95%

96%

 

   NSTEMI

84%

88%

 

   UA

65%

74%

 

Reperfusion (acute) (%)

   

   PCI

18%

33%

<0.001

   Thrombolytics

5%

8%

0.02

Revascularization (%)

   

   PCI

48%

62%

<0.001

   CABG

3%

4%

 

   Medical Management

49%

35%

 

Discharge Treatment

Aspirin (%)

92%

95%

0.09

Beta-blocker (%)

79%

81%

0.41

ACE-I or ARB (%)

81%

74%

0.008

Statins (%)

75%

74%

0.94

  1. ACS = acute coronary syndrome; STEMI = ST-elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI = non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; UA = unstable angina; PCI = percutaneous intervention; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft surgery; ACE-I = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker