Table 2.
Comparison of clinical characteristics of patients with STEMI and NSTEMI.
| Parameter | Mean ± SD |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEMI (n=393) n (%) |
NSTEMI (n=130) n (%) |
||
| Age (years) | 60.5 ± 11.4 | 61.9 ± 12.2 | NSD |
| BP systolic (mmHg) | 141.2 ± 22.8 | 144.8 ± 21.4 | NSD |
| BP diastolic (mmHg) | 86.5 ± 12.8 | 87.7 ± 12.6 | NSD |
| HR (b/min) | 75.6 ± 14.4 | 71.2 ± 9.5 | 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.5 ± 4.7 | 28.7 ± 5.2 | NSD |
| Anterior wall MI | 207 (52.9) | 56 (44.1) | NSD |
| IHD risk factors: | |||
| AH | 323 (82.2) | 109 (83.8) | NSD |
| Diabetes | 50 (12.7) | 12 (9.2) | NSD |
| Dyslipidaemia | 311 (79.1) | 108 (83.7) | NSD |
| Smoking | 230 (61.7) | 62 (54.4) | NSD |
| Familial history of IHD | 140 (42.8) | 45 (40.2) | NSD |
| Overweight (BMI >25 kg/m2) | 298 (78.4) | 93 (75.0) | NSD |
| Laboratory data: | |||
| Glycaemia (mmol/L) | 7.0 ± 2.5 | 6.1 ± 1.7 | 0.03 |
| Troponin I (µg/mL) | 7.7 (1.43; 27.3) | 1.1 (0.1; 4.5) | 0.001 |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l) | 6.8 (2.6; 16.8) | 5.4 (3.1; 27.9) | NSD |
| While blood cell count (×109/L) | 10.4 ± 3.8 | 8.5 ± 3.1 | 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.5 ± 1.2 | 5.7 ± 1.7 | NSD |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.8 ± 3.3 | 3.8 ± 1.2 | NSD |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.02 ± 0.35 | 0.97 ± 0.31 | NSD |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.65 ± 0.93 | 1.85 ± 2.30 | NSD |
| CA data: | |||
| 1 Vessel disease | 200 (50.9) | 53 (40.8) | NSD |
| 2 Vessel disease | 113 (28.7) | 44 (33.8) | NSD |
| 3 Vessel disease | 80 (20.4) | 33 (25.4) | NSD |
| LDA | 203 (51.6) | 55 (42.3) | NSD |
| RCA | 139 (35.4) | 38 (29.2) | NSD |
| Cx | 51 (13.0) | 37 (28.5) | 0.05 |
| Echocardiographic data: | |||
| LVEDD (mm) | 48.4 ± 5.2 | 48.5 ± 5.3 | NSD |
| PW (mm) | 11.1 ± 1.2 | 11.2 ± 1.3 | NSD |
| IS (mm) | 11.8 ± 1.5 | 11.7 ± 1.7 | NSD |
| LVEF (%) | 43.5 ± 8.4 | 47.7 ± 9.1 | 0.001 |
| WMSI | 1.62 ± 0.30 | 1.46 ± 0.33 | 0.001 |
| Moderate/severe MR | 43 (14.5) | 11 (10.7) | NSD |
STEMI: ST elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI: non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; IHD: ischaemic heart disease; SD: standard deviation; BP: blood pressure; HR: heart rate; BMI: body mass index; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; CA: coronary angiography; LDA: left anterior descending (intraventricular) artery; RCA: right coronary artery; Cx: left circumflex artery; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; PW: posterior wall; IS: interventricular septum; LA: left atrium; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; WMSI: wall motion score index; MR: mitral regurgitation; NSD: no statistical difference.