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. 2018 Jun 6;13:1099–1109. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S166100

Table S3.

Baseline characteristics of included patients based on GRACE risk score stratification

Variables Low-risk (GRACE risk score ≤125)
Intermediate-risk (GRACE risk score 126–154)
High-risk (GRACE risk score ≥155)
SR (n=274) NOAF (n=12) p-value SR (n=111) NOAF (n=21) p-value SR (n=54) NOAF (n=16) p-value
Age (years) 57.2±8.3 61.3±7.5 0.09 72.9±8.1 75.7±6.5 0.13 80.4±8.4 81.4±9.2 0.68
Female (%) 26 (9.5) 1 (8.3) 1.00 33 (29.7) 11 (52.4) 0.04 22 (40.7) 8 (50.0) 0.51
Hypertension (%) 164 (59.9) 9 (75.0) 0.45 72 (64.9) 16 (76.2) 0.31 44 (81.5) 8 (50.0) 0.03
Diabetes (%) 84 (30.7) 4 (33.3) 1.00 42 (37.8) 7 (33.3) 0.70 23 (42.6) 6 (37.5) 0.72
Dyslipidemia (%) 174 (63.5) 9 (75.0) 0.61 54 (48.6) 13 (61.9) 0.27 25 (48.1) 11 (68.8) 0.15
Smoker (%) 179 (65.3) 5 (41.7) 0.17 41 (36.9) 4 (19.0) 0.11 13 (24.1) 3 (18.8) 0.92
CKD (%) 23 (8.4) 4 (33.3) 0.02 32 (28.8) 6 (28.6) 0.98 27 (50.0) 6 (37.5) 0.38
CHF (%) 26 (9.5) 4 (33.3) 0.03 22 (19.8) 6 (28.6) 0.54 22 (40.7) 5 (31.2) 0.49
Previous stroke/TIA (%) 18 (6.6) 0 0.76 12 (10.8) 4 (19.0) 0.49 15 (27.8) 1 (6.2) 0.14
Previous vascular disease (%) 20 (7.3) 1 (8.3) 1.00 15 (13.5) 1 (4.8) 0.45 3 (5.6) 3 (18.8) 0.25
Previous MI (%) 12 (4.4) 0 1.00 7 (6.3) 0 1.00 2 (3.7) 2 (12.5) 0.22
Previous PCI (%) 17 (6.2) 1 (8.3) 1.00 10 (9.0) 1 (4.8) 0.83 4 (7.4) 3 (18.8) 0.39
On-admission Killip class (%) 0.70 0.65 0.92
 I 254 (92.7) 12 (100) 88 (79.3) 17 (81.0) 21 (38.9) 1 (6.3)
 II 20 (7.3) 0 19 (17.1) 4 (19.0) 17 (31.5) 7 (43.8)
 III–IV 4 (3.6) 0 16 (29.6) 8 (50.0)
On-admission HFa 20 (7.3) 0 0.70 23 (20.7) 4 (19.0) 1.00 33 (61.1) 15 (93.8) 0.01
On-admission SBP (mmHg) 135.8±21.8 131.5±27.1 0.51 131.3±20.3 135.0±22.9 0.46 121.4±26.1 114.8±24.7 0.37
On-admission HR (bpm) 79.9±15.9 90.0±17.2 0.03 79.7±17.5 74.6±17.5 0.22 84.8±19.9 90.6±23.2 0.33
Cardiac arrest (%) 1 (0.4) 0 1.00 2 (1.8) 1 (4.8) 0.41 6 (11.1) 1 (6.2) 0.92
CHA2DS2-VASc score 1.6±1.2 2.1±1.2 0.20 3.2±1.4 3.9±1.5 0.03 4.5±1.7 3.8±1.5 0.13
GRACE risk score 102.4±15.9 113.6±15.4 0.02 137.8±7.8 140.3±7.1 0.18 175.1±19.4 188.1±25.8 0.03
In-hospital death (%) 5 (1.8) 1 (8.3) 0.61 2 (1.8) 2 (9.5) 0.12 12 (22.2) 4 (25.0) 1.00
Hospitalization (days) 6.8±3.0 8.8±3.1 0.03 8.4±5.3 9.7±5.1 0.30 7.9±5.1 13.6±4.5 <0.01

Notes:

a

On-admission Killip class >I. Data presented as n (%) or mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: CHF, chronic heart failure; CKD, chronic kidney dysfunction; GRACE, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; HF, heart failure; HR, heart rate; MI, myocardial infarction; NOAF, new-onset atrial fibrillation; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SR, sinus rhythm; TIA, transient ischemic attack.