Table 1.

Demographics of the ROMICAT II biomarker sub-study subjects. Of those with ACS, modest differences were present.

	ACS (N=28)	No ACS (N=294)	P value
Age, years	55.5 ± 9.2	52.6 ± 7.6	0.12
Male sex	92.9%	54.8%	<0.001
Caucasian	89.3%	72.5%	0.07
Hypertension	46.4%	52.0%	0.69
Diabetes	10.7%	15.0%	0.78
Elevated lipids	57.1%	40.8%	0.11
Former/current smoking	75.0%	47.3%	0.005
Family history of CAD	42.9%	36.4%	0.54
≥2 risk factors for CAD	75.0%	62.6%	0.22
Aspirin use	35.7%	21.1%	0.10
TIMI Risk Score >2	7.1%	0.3%	0.02
Heart rate, beats/minute	74.8 ± 14.8	77.6 ± 14.5	0.34
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	148.1 ± 20.5	144.2 ± 22.7	0.34
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	83.1 ± 12.8	82.7 ± 13.0	0.90

Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

ACS denotes: acute coronary syndrome; CAD denotes: coronary artery disease; TIMI denotes: Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction.