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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of patients according to GRACE risk score (n = 152)

From: The prognostic utility of GRACE risk score in predictive cardiovascular event rate in STEMI patients with successful fibrinolysis and delay intervention in non PCI-capable hospital: a retrospective cohort study

Clinical characteristics

Low GRACE group (N = 88)

Intermediate to high GRACE group (N = 64)

P-value

Age (years), mean ± SD

55.3 ± 8.5

67.7 ± 3.2

< 0.001

Gender, (%)

0.696

 Male

55(62.5)

38(59.4)

 Female

33(37.5)

26 (40.6)

Time from symptoms onset to fibrinolysis, median (hours) (IQR:25th,75th percentile)

2.7 (IQR: 2,3.8)

2.8 (IQR: 2,4.5)

0.347

Time from fibrinolysis to CAG or PCI median (days) (IQR:25th,75th percentile)

8.5 (IQR:4.6,10.9)

7.9 (IQR: 3.2,12.0)

0.482

GRACE score, mean ± SD

100.2 ± 15.7

142.2 ± 13.4

< 0.001

LVEF (%)

54.9 ± 10.6

52.5 ± 13.6

0.239

Preexisting medical conditions, n (%)

 Diabetes

18 (20.4)

10.6 (15.6)

0.448

 Hypertension

39 (44.3)

27 (42.2)

0.794

 Dyslipidemia

30 (34.1)

16 (25.0)

0.228

 Smoking

50 (56.8)

34 (53.1)

0.651

 Chronic kidney disease

3 (3.4)

3 (4.7)

0.681