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Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample based on depression levels (N = 300)

From: Patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: moderating effect of perceived control on the relationship between depression and in-hospital complications

Characteristic

High Depression (n = 195)

Low Depression (n = 105)

Age

69.5 ± 9.0

69.02 ± 10.0

Gender

 Male

149 (76.4)

82 (78.1)

 Female

46 (23.6)

23 (21.9)

History of DM

80 (41.0)

49 (46.7)

History of HTN

155 (79.5)

86 (81.9)

History of previous AMI

122 (62.6)

75 (71.4)

History of smoking

146 (74.9)

83 (79.0)

Severity of chest pain

5.17 ± 2.2

5.26 ± 2.2

Ejection fraction

44.6 ± 7.3

53.05 ± 7.1**

Development of complications

59 (30.3)

48 (18.8)**

  1. Values are presented as M ± SD or n (%), DM Diabetes Miletus, HTN Hypertension, AMI Acute myocardial infarction, ** significant at P < .001