Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of ACS patients included in the registry; Merged data according to sex
| Women | Men | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 8,720 (29.8) | N = 20,545 (70.2) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Agea | 68.5 (12.7) | 63.0 (12.0) | <0.001 |
| BMIb | 27.0 (5.0) | 27.2 (3.9) | 0.15 |
| Presentation | |||
| Systolic blood pressurec | 132 (30) | 126 (26) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressured | 74 (17) | 75 (16) | 0.063 |
| Risk factors | |||
| Hypertension | 2,909/4,637 (62.7) | 5,535/11,107 (49.8) | <0.001 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 1,896/4,128 (45.9) | 4,718/10,021 (47.1) | 0.21 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1,300/6,363 (20.4) | 2,516/15,285 (16.5) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus type | |||
| – Insulin-dependent | 213/2,218 (9.6) | 364/5,335 (6.8) | <0.001 |
| Current smoker | 981/3,604 (27.2) | 3,099/8,598 (36.0) | <0.001 |
| Family history of cardiac disease | 1,760/4,376 (40.2) | 4,501/10,700 (42.1) | 0.037 |
| Cardiovascular history | |||
| Prior MI | 965/5,113 (18.9) | 2,924/12,416 (23.6) | <0.001 |
| Prior PCI | 850/4,603 (18.5) | 2,302/10,885 (21.1) | <0.001 |
| Prior CABG | 376/6,123 (6.1) | 1,283/14,790 (8.7) | <0.001 |
| LVEF | 0.22 | ||
| >50% | 1,270/1,525 (83.3) | 2,906/3,513 (82.7) | |
| 30–50% | 187/1,525 (12.3) | 410/3,513 (11.7) | |
| <30% | 68/1,525 (4.5) | 197/3,513 (5.6) | |
| Non-cardiovascular history | |||
| Renal failure | 247/3,350 (7.4) | 594/8,366 (7.1) | 0.61 |
ACS acute coronary syndrome, BMI body mass index, MI myocardial infarction, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction. Continuous variables are expressed as mean (standard deviation) values, categorical variables as counts of the total data available in women and men (percentage). Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding
aData were available in 7,701 women, 18,372 men
bData were available in 3,612 women, 8,919 men
cData were available in 1,914 women, 4,758 men
dData were available in 1,914 women, 4,758 men