Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Regions
| Total (N = 720) | US (N = 240) | Asia (N = 240) | Europe (N = 240) | p-value | |
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| Age, years (mean [SD]) (n=719) | 66.3 (13.3) | 63.7 (13.5) | 63.5 (13.7) | 71.6 (11.0) | <.0001 |
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| Female | 265 (36.8%) | 103 (42.9%) | 77 (32.1%) | 85 (35.4%) | 0.0417 |
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| Marital Status | <.0001 | ||||
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| Single | 62 (9.5%) | 34 (14.2%) | 13 (5.4%) | 15 (8.7%) | |
| Married or cohabitate | 428 (65.6%) | 127 (52.9%) | 195 (81.3%) | 106 (61.6%) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 162 (24.8%) | 79 (32.9%) | 32 (13.3%) | 51 (29.7%) | |
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| Ischemic Etiology | 470 (65.9%) | 146 (62.4%) | 159 (66.3%) | 165 (69.0%) | 0.3102 |
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| NYHA | 0.1848 | ||||
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| II | 217 (30.1%) | 83 (34.6%) | 67 (27.9%) | 67 (27.9%) | |
| III/IV | 503 (69.9%) | 157 (65.4%) | 173 (72.1%) | 173 (72.1%) | |
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| Hypertension | 381 (53.4%) | 159 (68.2%) | 122 (50.8%) | 100 (41.7%) | <.0001 |
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| Myocardial Infarction | 326 (45.3%) | 111 (46.3%) | 119 (49.6%) | 96 (40.0%) | 0.1010 |
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| Atrial Fibrillation | 257 (42.3%) | 87 (51.8%) | 67 (27.9%) | 103 (51.8%) | <.0001 |
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| CVA or TIA | 107 (15.8%) | 42 (17.5%) | 27 (11.3%) | 38 (19.1%) | 0.0552 |
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| Medications | |||||
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| Beta Blockers | 417 (70.3%) | 98 (86.0%) | 162 (67.8%) | 157 (65.4%) | 0.0002 |
| ACEIs or ARBs | 404 (77.0%) | 97 (84.3%) | 112 (65.9%) | 195 (81.3%) | 0.0001 |
Note. Values are N (%) otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations. US= the United States; NYHA=New York Heart Association Class; CVA= Cerebrovascular accident; TIA=Transient ischemic accident; ACEIs= Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; and ARBs= Angiotensin-receptor blockers