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. 2005 Mar;91(3):290–298. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.031237

Table 2.

 Key baseline characteristics for UK, Europe, and multinational groups of patients with acute coronary syndromes by baseline condition

ST elevation MI Non-ST elevation MI Unstable angina
UK (n = 390) Eur (n = 2729) MN (n = 3696) UK (n = 376) Eur (n = 1602) MN (n = 4111) UK (n = 605) Eur (n = 2174) MN (n = 4457)
Age (years)* 64 (12) 64 (13) 63 (14) 66 (12) 67 (12) 67 (13) 66 (11) 66 (12) 66 (12)
Men 68% 72% 71% 67% 68% 61% 62% 65% 61%
Participant in a clinical trial 8% 6% 9% 5% 4% 5% 6% 11% 4%
Cardiac catheterisation 6% 7.3% 14% 17% 17% 27% 40% 24% 41%
Diabetes 11% 20% 24% 11% 20% 29% 14% 21% 29%
Hypertension 36% 48% 54% 36% 56% 65% 45% 61% 70%
Hyperlipidaemia 26% 34% 40% 27% 40% 49% 49% 45% 56%
Current smoking 49% 40% 34% 49% 26% 23% 30% 21% 19%
Length of stay (days) 6% 10% 8% 6% 10% 8% 5% 9% 7%

*Mean (SD).

Eur, European; MN, multinational.