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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical presentations

From: Use of diagnostic coronary angiography in women and men presenting with acute myocardial infarction: a matched cohort study

 

Study Cohort

Women

Men

p-value

Number

n = 499

n = 249

n = 250

n = 499

Age median(IQR)

 

74 (62-81)

74 (62-81)

0.96

Admission to invasive heart center

 

89 (35.6)

92 (36.8)

0.78

Risk factors

    

 Family history of CVD

 

80 (32.1)

61 (24.4)

0.06

 Arterial hypertension

 

122 (49.0)

119 (47.6)

0.76

 Diabetes mellitus

 

36 (14.5)

39 (15.6)

0.72

 Hypercholesteroleamia

 

80 (32.1)

85 (34.0)

0.7

 Smoking

 

69 (27.7)

82 (32.8)

0.08

 Prior PCI

 

6 (2.4)

16 (6.4)

0.047

 Prior CABG

 

6 (2.4)

21 (8.4)

0.005

 Previous MI

 

9 (3.6)

9 (3.6)

0.99

Co-morbidities

    

 Heart-related

    

  Known IHD

 

20 (8.0)

46 (18.4)

0.001

  Heart failure

 

35 (14.1)

19 (7.6)

0.020

  Valvular heart disease

 

26 (10.4)

19 (7.6)

0.27

  Atrial fibrillation

 

39 (15.7)

40 (16.0)

0.92

 Other

    

  COPD

 

23 (9.2)

27 (10.8)

0.56

  PAOD

 

14 (5.6)

20 (8.0)

0.29

  Renal failure

 

11 (4.4)

9 (3.6)

0.66

  Neoplasia

 

4 (1.6)

12 (4.8)

0.07

  Liver failure

 

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

1.00

  Stroke

 

25 (10.0)

31 (12.4)

0.40

Symptoms

    

 Chest pain

 

189 (75.9)

203 (81.2)

0.15

 Dyspnea

 

96 (38.6)

81 (32.4)

0.15

 Neck pain

 

25 (10.0)

21 (8.4)

0.53

 Diaphoresis

 

30 (12.1)

36 (14.4)

0.44

 Nausea/vomiting

 

47 (18.9)

31 (12.4)

0.046

 Fatigue

 

7 (2.8)

8 (3.2)

0.8

 Abdominal pain

 

14 (5.6)

8 (3.2)

0.19

 Back pain

 

27 (10.8)

21 (8.4)

0.36

 Cardiac arrest

 

15 (6.0)

14 (5.6)

0.84

Other competing acute conditions at admission?a

 

42 (16.9)

34 (13.6)

0.31

ECG

    

 ST-elevations

 

104 (41.8)

107 (42.8)

0.82

 ST-depressions

 

59 (23.7)

86 (34.4)

0.008

 LBBB

 

24 (9.6)

16 (6.4)

0.18

 Q-wave

 

37 (14.9)

38 (15.2)

0.92

Systolic blood pressuree

 

140 (126-160)

137 (119.5-155)

0.013

Heart ratee

 

88 (70-105)

81 (66-97)

0.008

Troponin level Ib,c,e

 

3.2 (1.4-9.2)

2.5 (1.0-8.4)

0.25

Troponin level IIb,d,e

 

4.5 (2.1-12.5)

6.1 (2.0-35)

0.14

Peak troponin levelb,e

 

12.4 (4.7-44.3)

20.3 (4.1-73.6)

0.23

Creatinine levele

 

70 (59-86.5)

87 (74-100)

<0.001

  1. Numbers are counts (%) unless otherwise stated. Numbers of missing values varied from 45 (Systolic blood pressure) to 269 (troponine concentration II). IQR interquartile range, CVD cardiovascular disease, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass graft surgery, AMI acute myocardial infarction, IHD Ischemic heart disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PAOD peripheral arterial occlusive Disease, LBBB left bundle branch block, INR International normalized ratio. aCompeting acute conditions include infections, dementia, ileus etc. bStandardized against upper limit. cThe first troponin value measured before CAG, dthe second troponin value measured before CAG. emedian (IQR)