Table 2.
Basic statistics of sociodemographic and clinical parameters characterizing the studied population of 140 patients
| Feature | Females (n=70) |
Males (n=70) |
P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age, mean ± SD | 67.6±12.7 | 59.2±10.7 | <0.0001a |
| STEMI | 56 (80.0) | 61 (87.1) | 0.362 |
| NSTEMI | 14 (20.0) | 9 (12.9) | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| Primary | 25 (35.7) | 8 (11.4) | |
| Vocational | 15 (21.4) | 40 (57.1) | |
| Secondary | 23 (32.9) | 14 (20.0) | |
| Higher | 7 (10.0) | 8 (11.4) | |
| Source of livelihood | 0.003 | ||
| Occupationally active | 12 (17.1) | 27 (38.6) | |
| Not working (disability pension, retirement pension) | 58 (82.9) | 43 (61.4) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | ||
| Single | 40 (57.1) | 15 (21.5) | |
| In a relationship | 30 (42.9) | 55 (78.6) | |
| Nicotinism | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 6 (8.6) | 30 (42.9) | |
| No | 64 (91.4) | 40 (57.1) | |
| Positive family history of cardiovascular disease | 32 (45.7) | 47 (67.1) | 0.017 |
| Diabetes | 28 (40.0) | 15 (21.4) | 0.028 |
| Hypertension | 50 (71.4) | 26 (37.1) | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 10 (14.3) | 6 (8.6) | 0.426 |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 30.5±5.5 | 29.6±3.4 | <0.001 |
| WHR (cm/cm), mean ± SD | 0.92±0.11 | 0.99±0.06 | <0.001 |
Note:
a
Pearson’s chi-square test.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; WHR, waist–hip ratio; NSTEMI, Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.