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. 2013 Jan 23;8(1):e53722. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053722

Table 1. Characteristics of patients with AMI in Girona Province (Spain), in 2002–2008, according to the AHA/ESC AMI definition.

Population-based registry cases Hospital-based registry cases
Men Women Total P value Men Women Total P value
Events, n (%)
All cases 2895 (78.18) 808 (21.82) 3703 (100) 2341 (77.72) 671 (22.28) 3012 (100)
35–64 years 1711 (59.10) 297 (36.80) 2008 (54.20) <0.01 1450 (61.90) 262 (39.00) 1712 (56.80) <0.01
65–74 years 1184 (40.90) 511 (63.20) 1695 (45.80) <0.01 891 (38.10) 409 (61.00) 1300 (43.20) <0.01
Cardiovascular risk factors
Age (years, mean (SD)) 60.87 (9.90) 64.67 (8.89) 61.25 (9.86) <0.01 59.69 (9.97) 64.38 (9.01) 60.73 (9.96) <0.01
Smoking, n (%)
Current smoker 1211 (47.47) 131 (17.96) 1342 (40.91) <0.01 1121 (49.17) 127 (19.48) 1248 (42.56) <0.01
Former smoker 870 (34.20) 31 (4.25) 901 (27.46) <0.01 763 (33.46) 29 (4.45) 792 (27.01) <0.01
Never smoker 470 (18.42) 567 (77.77) 1037 (31.61) <0.01 396 (17.37) 496 (76.07) 892 (30.42) <0.01
Arterial hypertension, n (%) 1491 (58.90) 535 (72.80) 2026 (62.00) <0.01 1339 (59.40) 480 (73.80) 1819 (62.60) <0.01
Diabetes, n (%) 806 (32.50) 307 (42.10) 1113 (34.70) <0.01 688 (31.20) 274 (42.20) 962 (33.70) <0.01
Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) 1363 (55.90) 380 (53.70) 1743 (55.40) 0.31 1245 (57.60) 355 (56.60) 1600 (57.40) 0.68
Previous AMI, n (%) 558 (19.30) 140 (17.30) 698 (18.80) 0.18 430 (18.40) 121 (18.00) 551 (18.30) 0.93
AMI Case-fatality, n (%) 691 (23.86) 200 (24.75) 891 (24.06) 0.64 140 (6.00) 64 (9.50) 204 (6.80) <0.01

AMI acute myocardial infarction, AHA American Heart Association, ESC European Society of Cardiology, SD Standard deviation.