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Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics

From: An exploration of the subjective social status construct in patients with acute coronary syndrome

 

Low Societal SSS

N = 518, n (%)

High Societal SSS

N = 572, n (%)

P-value

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean (SD)

29.9 (7.2)

29.2 (5.7)

0.08

Type of MI on admission

STEMI

291 (56.2)

344 (60.1)

0.20

NSTEMI

189 (36.5)

173 (30.2)

0.03

Unstable Angina

28 (5.4)

50 (8.7)

0.04

Reperfusion

 

395 (77.6)

444 (78.6)

0.71

Method of Reperfusion

Primary PCI

182 (44.5)

225 (48.3)

0.28

Non Primary PCI

205 (50.3)

216 (46.4)

0.28

Thrombolytics

69 (16.9)

71 (15.2)

0.52

Peak Troponin T, Mean (SD)

 

8.6 (28.2)

6.1 (18.3)

0.32

Comorbidities

Angina

174 (33.6)

176 (30.8)

0.33

Cancer

5 (1.0)

17 (3.0)

0.03

Diabetes

99 (19.1)

71 (12.4)

< 0.01

Congestive heart failure

10 (1.9)

10 (1.8)

0.83

Hypertension

207 (40.0)

208 (36.4)

0.24

Hyperthyroid

7 (1.4)

10 (1.8)

0.56

Dyslipidemia

224 (43.2)

228 (39.9)

0.27

Peripheral Artery Disease

13 (2.5)

5 (0.9)

0.05

Depression

62 (12.8)

44 (8.1)

0.01

Renal Disease

7 (1.4)

10 (1.8)

0.64

Previous MI

75 (14.5)

60 (10.5)

0.05

LV Function (%)

Mean (SD)

51.1 (11.5)

51.1 (9.8)

0.99

Complications in hospital

Atrial fibrillation

12 (2.3)

8 (1.4)

0.27

Angina

25 (4.8)

27 (4.7)

1.00

Bradycardia

12 (2.3)

10 (1.8)

0.53

Cardiogenic Shock

3 (0.6)

5 (0.9)

0.73

Hypotension

14 (2.7)

17 (3.0)

0.86

Ventricular tachycardia

25 (4.8)

17 (3.0)

0.12

Ventricular fibrillation

15 (2.9)

20 (3.5)

0.61

Congestive heart failure

6 (1.2)

12 (2.1)

0.25

Pericarditis

4 (0.8)

4 (0.7)

1.00

Reinfarction

4 (0.8)

2 (0.4)

0.43

  1. Abbreviations: SSS subjective social status, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, MImyocardial infarction, LV left ventricular
  2. Italics: Statistically significant difference, p< 0.05