Table 3.
Risk factors prevalence according to age in NSTEMI patients
| Young NSTEMI patients (n=35) | Old NSTEMI patients (n=98) | p | |
| Demographics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 40.5 ± 3.7 | 67.1 ± 12.5 | <0.01 |
| Male gender (n, %) | 32 (91.4%) | 60 (61.2%) | <0.01 |
| Risk factors | |||
| Hypertension (n, %) | 18 (51.4%) | 84 (85.7%) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | 5 (14.3%) | 37 (37.8%) | 0.01 |
| Dyslipidemia (n, %) | 29 (82.9%) | 68 (69.2%) | 0.18 |
| Obesity (n, %) | 16 (45.7%) | 47 (48%) | 0.97 |
| Active smoking (n, %) | 27 (77.1%) | 27 (27.4%) | <0.01 |
| Total risk factors (n, %) | |||
| 0 | 1 (2.9%) | 1 (1%) | 0.96 |
| 1 | 4 (11.4%) | 19 (19.4%) | 0.41 |
| ≥ 2 | 30 (85.7%) | 78 (79.6%) | <0.01 |