Table 2. Baseline characteristics of participants, enrolled between June 2011 and May 2012, by health insurance status, in seven countries in Asia .
| Characteristic | Health insurance |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 5279) | No (n = 4091) | Total (n = 9370) | |
| Age, average years (SD) | 60 (11) | 61 (12) | 60 (12) |
| Age group, no. (%) | |||
| < 55 years | 1660 (31) | 1251 (31) | 2911 (31) |
| 55–64 years | 1789 (34) | 1328 (33) | 3117 (33) |
| 65–74 years | 1311 (25) | 933 (23) | 2244 (24) |
| >75 years | 519 (10) | 579 (14) | 1098 (12) |
| Male, no. (%) | 4094 (77.6) | 3115 (76.1) | 7209 (76.9) |
| Country, no. (%) | |||
| China | 4266 (60.8) | 2750 (39.2) | 7016 (100.0) |
| China, Hong Kong SAR | 22 (29.7) | 52 (70.3) | 74 (100.0) |
| India | 913 (55.8) | 722 (44.2) | 1635 (100.0) |
| Malaysiaa | 0 (0.0) | 41(100.0) | 41 (100.0) |
| Republic of Korea | 21 (12.4) | 148 (87.6) | 169 (100.0) |
| Singapore | 10 (17.5) | 47 (82.5) | 57 (100.0) |
| Thailand | 15 (6.4) | 219 (93.6) | 234 (100.0) |
| Viet Nam | 32 (22.2) | 112 (77.8) | 144 (100.0) |
| Place of residence, no. (%) | |||
| Rural | 2008 (38.0) | 1086 (26.5) | 3094 (33.0) |
| Urban | 3271 (62.0) | 3005 (73.5) | 6276 (67.0) |
| Final diagnosis of index admission, no. (%) | |||
| STEMI | 2854 (54.1) | 1908 (46.6) | 4762 (50.8) |
| NSTEMI | 959 (18.2) | 873 (21.3) | 1832 (19.6) |
| UA | 1466 (27.8) | 1310 (32.0) | 2776 (29.6) |
NSTEMI: non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; SD: standard deviation; UA: unstable angina.
a In Malaysia, services provided through the public sector are heavily subsidized -– responses regarding insurance status pertain to supplementary private cover.