Table 2. STEMI profile based on network application period.
| Variables | 2008–2010 (before implementation of AMI networking) | 2011 (after implementation of AMI networking) | P value |
| N = 869 | N = 636 | ||
| Age, years | 55 (24–85) | 55 (29–96) | 0.407 |
| Male, N (%) | 735 (84%) | 556 (87%) | 0.242 |
| Referral status | |||
| Walk in/ambulance | 281 (32.3%) | 221 (34.7%) | |
| Primary physician | 43 (4.9%) | 13 (2.0%) | |
| Inter-hospital | 488 (56.2%) | 390 (61.2%) | <0.001 |
| Intra-hospital | 57 (6.6%) | 13 (2.0%) | |
| Risk Factors | |||
| Hypertension | 457 (52.6%) | 356 (56%) | 0.339 |
| Family History of known CAD | 199 (22.9%) | 169 (26.6%) | 0.224 |
| Dyslipidemia | 305 (35.1%) | 275 (43.2%) | 0.202 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 236 (27.2%) | 198 (31.1%) | 0.190 |
| Current Smoker | 399 (45.9%) | 299 (47%) | 0.806 |
| Onset of infarction | |||
| ≤12 hours | 422 (48.8%) | 299 (46.9%) | 0.466 |
| >12 hours | 442 (51.2%) | 338 (53.1%) | |
| Reperfusion strategy | |||
| Primary PCI | 263 (73.3%) | 206 (83.1%) | 0.005 |
| Fibrinolytic therapy | 96 (26.7%) | 42 (16.9%) |
Data are presented as numbers and percentages. PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.