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Table 5 Factors correlating with symptom of ongoing chest pain, left ventricular function and acute heart failure in the STEMI sample population

From: Inflammation in ST- elevation myocardial infarction: risk factors, patterns of presentation and association with clinical picture and outcome, an observational study conducted at the Institute of Cardiology-National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Variable

N

df

Pearson’s Chi-square value

Asymptotic significance (2 sided) (p value)

Factors correlating with symptom of ongoing chest pain

 Elevated WBC levels

88

1

1.401

0.237

 Elevated CRP levels

88

1

4.256

0.039

 Presence of fever during stay

88

1

0.760

0.383

Factors correlating with left ventricular function

 Elevated WBC levels

88

1

0.59

0.430

 Elevated CRP levels

88

1

5.20

0.023

 Presence of fever during stay

88

1

2.08

0.149

Factors correlating with clinical features of acute heart failure

 Elevated WBC levels

88

2

12.789

0.002

 Elevated CRP levels

88

2

3.365

0.132

 Presence of fever during stay

88

2

1.151

0.470