Table 2.
Patient and hospital characteristics of the four patient subgroups
| Total population | STEMI patients receiving thrombolysis | STEMI patients receiving PCI | non-STEMI patients receiving thrombolysis | non-STEMI patients receiving PCI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 25,657 | n = 6765 | n = 8087 | n = 9005 | n = 1800 | |
| Age years, mean ± SD | 66.3 ± 13.5 | 65.8 ± 14.0 | 62.9 ± 12.8 | 70.2 ± 13.2 | 64.1 ± 12.0 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||||
| male | 17,289 (67) | 4604 (68) | 5889 (73) | 5526 (61) | 1270 (71) |
| female | 8368 (33) | 2161 (32) | 2198 (27) | 3479 (39) | 530 (29) |
| Length of stay, mean ± SD | 5.6 ± 5.8 | 6.5 ± 5.5 | 3.2 ± 5.1 | 7.6 ± 5.9 | 3.6 ± 4.1 |
| Hospital type, n (%) | |||||
| Small general hospital | 4275 (17) | 1771 (26) | 0 (0) | 2503 (28) | 0 (0) |
| Medium-sized general hospital | 4859 (19) | 2,059 (30) | 0 (0) | 2800 (31) | 0 (0) |
| Large general hospital | 3674 (14) | 943 (14) | 1064 (13) | 1201 (13) | 466 (26) |
| Non-university teaching hospital | 8,402 (33) | 1564 (23) | 3964 (49) | 2052 (23) | 822 (46) |
| University teaching hospital | 3742 (15) | 243 (4) | 2799 (35) | 221 (2) | 479 (27) |
| missing | 705 | 185 | 260 | 228 | 33 |
STEMI ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, SD standard deviation