Table 3.
Clinical characteristics by discharge diagnosis
| Unstable angina | Non-Q-wave MI | Q-wave MI | |
| Men | |||
| Number | 544 (33%) | 523 (32%) | 582 (35%) |
| Age (years) | 65 ± 12 | 67 ± 13 | 63 ± 13 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28 ± 4.7 | 27 ± 3.5 | 27 ± 37 |
| Obesity (%) | 116 (24%) | 86 (20%) | 113 (22%) |
| Hypertension (%) | 257 (51%) | 215 (41%) | 215 (41%) |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 245 (49%) | 151 (42%) | 212 (46%) |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 146 (30%) | 145 (34%) | 134 (27%) |
| Renal failure (%) | 22 (5%) | 31 (8%) | 23 (6%) |
| Prior coronary heart disease | 299 (60%) | 212 (51%) | 153 (29%) |
| Women | |||
| Number | 220 (42%) | 176 (34%) | 127 (24%) |
| Age (years) | 70 ± 10 | 74 ± 11 | 72 ± 13 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28 ± 5.1 | 28 ± 4.2 | 28 ± 4.2 |
| Obesity (%) | 52 (26%) | 27 (20%) | 37 (31%) |
| Hypertension (%) | 160 (76%) | 106 (71%) | 76 (63%) |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 105 (50%) | 61 (50%) | 52 (46%) |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 80 (40%) | 63 (45%) | 32 (28%) |
| Renal failure (%) | 13 (7%) | 17 (13%) | 3 (3%) |
| Prior coronary heart disease | 115 (56%) | 63 (44%) | 29 (25%) |
P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 between diagnosis group after correcting for multiple comparisons through the Bonferroni adjustment