Table 1.
Patient characteristics by period of symptom onset.
| Time Period | ||||
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| n | 00:01 – 08:00 | 08:01 – 16:00 | 16:01 – 24:00 | |
| Number Subjects | 519 | 158 | 224 | 137 |
| Male | 359 | 66.5% | 70.5% | 70.1% |
| Median Age in Years (Range) | 64.6 (29 – 94) | 63.0 (32 – 94) | 63.7 (26 – 92) | |
| Never Smoked | 251 | 45.6% | 50.4% | 48.2% |
| Diabetic | 99 | 19.0% | 16.1% | 24.1% |
| Hypertensive | 317 | 62.0% | 62.9% | 56.9% |
| Heart Failure | 22 | 4.4% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| MI/Coronary Artery Disease | 101 | 16.5% | 17.9% | 25.5% |
| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery | 115 | 24.1% | 21.4% | 21.2% |
| Stroke | 37 | 7.6% | 7.6% | 5.8% |
| Cardiogenic Shock | 98 | 16.5% | 17.0% | 24.8% |
| Aspirin Users | 174 | 34.2% | 32.6% | 34.3% |
| Beta-blocker Users | 135 | 29.1% | 22.8% | 27.7% |
| ACE Inhibitor or ARB Users | 114 | 13.9% | 25.4% | 25.5% |
| Statin Users | 163 | 26.6% | 32.6% | 35.0% |
| Median Ejection Fraction (Range) | 48.0 (10 – 75) | 50.0 (17 – 72) | 45.0 (15 – 75) | |
| Mortality in Hospital | 37 | 7.6% | 6.3% | 8.0% |
| Mortality Within 1 Year | 62 | 12.7% | 9.4% | 15.3% |