Table 7. Gender-specific incidence of acute myocardial infarction per day-of-the-week, with sub-group analyses for quartiles of age.
Day-of-the-week | Overall | Statistical parameter | Male | Statistical parameter | Female | Statistical parameter |
Age group: ≤55 | ||||||
Monday | 63 | X 2 = 10.340 p = 0.111 | 56 | X 2 = 9.170 p = 0.164 | 7 | X 2 = 7.556 p = 0.273 |
Tuesday | 60 | 53 | 7 | |||
Wednesday | 59 | 57 | 2 | |||
Thursday | 38 | 35 | 3 | |||
Friday | 42 | 38 | 4 | |||
Saturday | 52 | 48 | 4 | |||
Sunday | 57 | 48 | 9 | |||
Age group: 56–65 | ||||||
Monday | 52 | X 2 = 2.128 p = 0.908 | 46 | X 2 = 2.227 p = 0.898 | 6 | X 2 = 4.212 p = 0.648 |
Tuesday | 51 | 40 | 11 | |||
Wednesday | 56 | 44 | 12 | |||
Thursday | 53 | 41 | 12 | |||
Friday | 51 | 42 | 9 | |||
Saturday | 49 | 43 | 6 | |||
Sunday | 62 | 52 | 10 | |||
Age group: 66–74 | ||||||
Monday | 58 | X 2 = 6.350 p = 0.385 | 47 | X 2 = 5.858 p = 0.439 | 11 | X 2 = 8.133 p = 0.228 |
Tuesday | 69 | 48 | 21 | |||
Wednesday | 65 | 48 | 17 | |||
Thursday | 55 | 42 | 13 | |||
Friday | 55 | 35 | 20 | |||
Saturday | 52 | 43 | 9 | |||
Sunday | 46 | 32 | 14 | |||
Age group: ≥75 | ||||||
Monday | 51 | X 2 = 17.826 p = 0.007 | 32 | X 2 = 10.760 p = 0.096 | 19 | X 2 = 8.990 p = 0.174 |
Tuesday | 38 | 25 | 13 | |||
Wednesday | 31 | 23 | 8 | |||
Thursday | 52 | 36 | 16 | |||
Friday | 51 | 37 | 14 | |||
Saturday | 64 | 43 | 21 | |||
Sunday | 35 | 25 | 10 |