Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics
|  | Total (n = 795) | MACE (n = 247) | Non-MACE (n = 548) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 59.63 (12.88) | 61.06 (11.38) | 58.99 (13.47) | 0.035 |
Male gender, n (%) | 542 (68.2) | 188 (76.1) | 354 (64.6) | 0.002 |
Race, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.623 |
 Chinese | 492 (61.9) | 159 (64.4) | 333 (60.8) |  |
 Indian | 129 (16.2) | 34 (13.8) | 95 (17.3) |  |
 Malay | 150 (18.9) | 46 (18.6) | 104 (19.0) |  |
 Other | 24 (3.0) | 8 (3.2) | 16 (2.9) |  |
Medical history, n (%) | ||||
 Ischemic heart disease | 343 (43.1) | 115 (46.6) | 228 (41.6) | 0.22 |
 Diabetes | 278 (35.0) | 106 (42.9) | 172 (31.4) | 0.002 |
 Hypertension | 509 (64.0) | 161 (65.2) | 348 (63.5) | 0.707 |
 Hypercholesterolemia | 476 (59.9) | 151 (61.1) | 325 (59.3) | 0.683 |
 Stroke | 58 (7.3) | 15 (6.1) | 43 (7.8) | 0.458 |
 Cancer | 29 (3.6) | 7 (2.8) | 22 (4.0) | 0.537 |
 Respiratory disease | 31 (3.9) | 5 (2.0) | 26 (4.7) | 0.102 |
 Chronic kidney disease | 87 (10.9) | 26 (10.5) | 61 (11.1) | 0.32 |
 Congestive heart failure | 38 (4.8) | 9 (3.6) | 29 (5.3) | 0.407 |
 History of PCI | 199 (25.0) | 68 (27.5) | 131 (23.9) | 0.316 |
 History of CABG | 71 (8.9) | 26 (10.5) | 45 (8.2) | 0.355 |
 History of AMI | 133 (16.7) | 48 (19.4) | 85 (15.5) | 0.288 |
 Active smoker | 197 (24.8) | 73 (29.6) | 124 (22.6) | 0.003 |