Table 5.
Baseline risk factors and prior disease by categories of BMI in the Euro heart survey of ACS
| BMI (kg/m2) | p Value | No data (n = 1413) | |||
| <25 (n = 2796) | 25–30 (n = 4129) | >30 (n = 1915) | |||
| Women | 937 (34%) | 1085 (26%) | 724 (38%) | 0.001 | 583 (42%) |
| Age <65 | 1173 (42%) | 2062 (50%) | 1049 (55%) | 435 (31%) | |
| Age (years)* | 65.8 (13.3) | 63.7 (11.9) | 62.4 (11.5) | <0.0001 | 69.8 (12.7) |
| Risk factors | |||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 471 (17%) | 956 (23%) | 643 (34%) | <0.0001 | 369 (26%) |
| Hypertension | 1378 (49%) | 2422 (59%) | 1347 (70%) | <0.0001 | 778 (55%) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 1206 (43%) | 2046 (50%) | 1020 (53%) | <0.0001 | 584 (41%) |
| Missing data for smoking | 213 (8%) | 301 (7%) | 146 (8%) | 315 (22%) | |
| Current smoker | 971 (35%) | 1278 (31%) | 561 (29%) | 0.006 | 283 (20%) |
| Prior diseases and medication before admission | |||||
| MI | 809 (29%) | 1248 (30%) | 576 (30%) | 0.60 | 471 (33%) |
| Chronic angina | 799 (29%) | 1268 (31%) | 590 (31%) | 0.072 | 457 (32%) |
| Revascularisation | 435 (16%) | 726 (18%) | 328 (17%) | 0.074 | 233 (16%) |
| ASA | 1100 (39%) | 1741 (42%) | 825 (43%) | 0.010 | 632 (45%) |
| β Blocker | 853 (31%) | 1365 (33%) | 692 (36%) | 0.0001 | 471 (33%) |
| Statin | 499 (18%) | 884 (21%) | 407 (21%) | 0.009 | 290 (21%) |
*Data are mean (SD).