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 | |
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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 | Â | 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) | Â | 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 |