Table 4.
Lifestyle and behavioral characteristics by discharge diagnosis
| Unstable angina | Non-Q-wave MI | Q-wave MI | |
| Men | |||
| Number | 544 (33%) | 523 (32%) | 582 (35%) |
| Diet score (0–55) | 27 ± 2.6 | 26 ± 2.7 | 24 ± 2.4 |
| CES-depression score (0–60) | 18.5 ± 11 | 22.5 ± 10 | 21 ± 10 |
| Physical inactivity (%) | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| Former smoking (%) | 50% | 41% | 32% |
| Current smoking (%) | 37% | 47% | 57% |
| Passive smoking (years) | 16 ± 15 | 17 ± 15 | 20 ± 16 |
| Financial status | |||
| Low | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Medium | 53% | 65% | 55% |
| High | 37% | 28% | 33% |
| Very high | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Years of school | 8 ± 4 | 7.7 ± 4 | 9.0 ± 4.6 |
| Occupational skills (0–10) | 4.2 ± 1.7 | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 4.6 ± 1.6 |
| Women | |||
| Number | 220 (42%) | 176 (34%) | 127 (24%) |
| Diet score (0–55) | 26 ± 2.6 | 25 ± 2.4 | 23 ± 2.3 |
| CES-depression score (0–60) | 24 ± 11 | 23 ± 11 | 20 ± 9 |
| Physical inactivity (%) | 32% | 28% | 38% |
| Former smoking (%) | 11% | 5% | 11% |
| Current smoking (%) | 49% | 71% | 55% |
| Passive smoking (years) | 23 ± 15 | 22 ± 15 | 21 ± 16 |
| Financial status | |||
| Low | 15% | 9% | 13% |
| Medium | 58% | 73% | 66% |
| High | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| Very high | 4% | 1% | 5% |
| Years of school | 6 ± 4.3 | 5.5 ± 3.6 | 6 ± 3.5 |
| Occupational skills (0–10) | 4.0 ± 1.3 | 3.5 ± 1.2 | 3.8 ± 1.2 |
* P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 between diagnosis group after correcting for multiple comparisons through the Bonferroni correction