Table 4. Comparison between demographic and clinical variables as regards thrombus type.

	Red thrombus Number (%)	White thrombus Number (%)	p value
Male gender N=86	36 (41.9)	50 (58.1)	0.009
Young (<55.3 years) N=50	17 (34)	33 (66)	0.009
Smoker N=79	33 (41.8)	46 (58.2)	0.04
Hypertensive N=60	32 (53.3)	28 (46.7)	0.1
Diabetic N=34	18 (52.9)	16 (47.1)	0.3
Dyslipidaemic N=48	26 (54.2)	22 (45.8)	0.1
STEMI N=66	19 (28.8)	47 (71.2)
NSTEMI N=34	28 (82.4)	6 (17.6)	0.000
	Red thrombus Mean ± SD	White thrombus Mean ± SD
Pain time in hours	13.7 ± 9.4	6 ± 4.6	0.000

Key: NSTEMI = non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; SD = standard deviation; STEMI = ST-elevation myocardial infarction