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. 2012 Mar 12;7(3):e32478. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032478

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