Table 1. Summary characteristics of patients hospitalised for myocardial infarction categorised by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
| Cotinine ≤0.1 | Cotinine ≥3.0 | P value | |
| N = 60 | N = 60 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 43 (72) | 39 (65) | 0.434 |
| Female | 17 (28) | 21 (35) | |
| SIMD5 | |||
| 1 (deprived) | 15 (25) | 42 (70) | <0.001 |
| 2 | 10 (17) | 10 (17) | |
| 3 | 8 (13) | 2 (3) | |
| 4 | 11 (18) | 3 (5) | |
| 5 (affluent) | 16 (27) | 3 (5) | |
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Age (years) | 68 (57, 78) | 72 (62, 75) | 0.149 |
| Protein carbonyl (units) | 19.49 (14.22, 25.16) | 22.99 (17.05, 32.49) | 0.052 |
| MDA (units) | 27.65 (21.26, 35.86) | 40.59 (32.83, 51.88) | <0.001 |
| Ox LDL (units) | 62.19 (48.15, 79.96) | 61.61 (45.76, 89.44) | 0.586 |
MWU, chi square for trend.
N number; SIMD5 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile; MDA; LDL; IQR interquartile range.