Table 3.
Medication on discharge n (%) | Young (n=1595) | Old (n=8673) | P value |
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| |||
Clopidogrel | 1513 (94.9) | 8062 (93.0) | .01 |
Ticlopidine | 60 (3.8) | 463 (5.3) | .001 |
Statin | 1446 (90.7) | 7838 (90.4) | .93 |
Beta-blocker | 1172 (73.5) | 6019 (69.4) | .001 |
ACE-inhibitor | 937 (58.8) | 4563 (52.6) | <.001 |
ARB | 157 (9.8) | 1223 (14.1) | <.001 |
All P values were calculated using the chi-square. ARB: Angiotensin receptor blocker, ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme.