[Table/Fig-1]:

Comparison of demographic characteristics between younger and older Gujarati patients with acute coronary syndrome*

Variables	Younger Group (≤40 years) n= 100	Older Group (>40 years) n= 100	p-value
Age in years (mean ± SD)	34.69 ± 4.55	56.18 ± 8.72	<0.001
Age range in years	22 to 40	42 to 80	-
Male, n (%)	96 (96.0 %)	89 (89.0%)	0.060
Female, n (%)	4 (4.0 %)	11 (11.0%)	0.060
Male: female ratio	24:1	8.09:1	-

Values are expressed as number (%) of patients or mean ± SD; P value was calculated using the Student’s t-test for continuous variables and the Chi-square test or the Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables