TABLE 2.
Baseline characteristics and 30-day outcomes of in-hospital patients according to transport mode and arrival to index hospital
| In-hospital
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In-hospital
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-hospital (n=183) | Ambulance (n=90) | Ambulatory (n=93) | PCI center (n=53) | Community center (n=130) | |
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 58 (51–68) | 58 (52–69) | 57 (50–67) | 57 (50–68) | 59 (52–68) |
| Women, % | 20.8 | 22.2 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 21.5 |
| Hypertension, % | 42.1 | 44.4 | 39.8 | 43.4 | 41.5 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 11.5 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 13.1 |
| Family history of CAD, % | 37.9 | 36.7 | 39.1 | 35.8 | 38.8 |
| History of angina, % | 26.2 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 26.4 | 26.2 |
| Previous MI, % | 12.0 | 14.4 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 11.5 |
| Previous PCI, % | 6.0 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 5.4 |
| Current smoker, % | 42.3 | 50.0 | 34.8 | 43.4 | 41.9 |
| Anterior MI, % | 41.0 | 44.4 | 37.6 | 41.5 | 40.8 |
| Killip class I, % | 93.8 | 90.8 | 96.7 | 91.7 | 94.6 |
| SBP, mmHg, median (IQR) | 150 (130–163) | 146 (128–160) | 151 (134–164) | 150 (130–164) | 150 (132–162) |
| DBP, mmHg, median (IQR) | 90 (75–100) | 87 (72–97) | 90 (77–100) | 90 (73–101) | 89 (76–98) |
| Pulse, beats/min, median (IQR) | 72 (62–88) | 72 (62–90) | 73 (63–88) | 72 (60–91) | 72 (64–87) |
| Weight, kg, median (IQR) | 83 (73–93) | 80 (73–92) | 85 (75–95) | 85 (77–96) | 82 (73–91) |
| Height, cm, median (IQR) | 173 (167–178) | 173 (165–178) | 173 (170–178) | 172 (165–180) | 173 (168–178) |
| Primary composite end point*, % | 25.1 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 28.3 | 23.8 |
| 30-day death, % | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 30-day re-MI, % | 6.0 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 4.6 |
| 30-day death/MI, % | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 6.9 |
*
Primary composite end point is 30-day death, reinfarction (re-myocardial infarction [MI]), refractory ischemia, congestive heart failure, cardiogenic shock and major ventricular arrhythmias. CAD Coronary artery disease; DBP Diastolic blood pressure; IQR Interquartile range; PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention; SBP Systolic blood pressure