Table 3.
Sociodemographic, clinical and psychological characteristics of Chinese AMI-patients
| Percentage (n) | total (n) | |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline patient characteristics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 81.4% (241) | 296 |
| Female | 18.6% (55) | |
| Age | ||
| Older age (≥60 years) | 60.8% (180) | 296 |
| Younger age (< 60 years) | 39.2% (116) | |
| Years of education | ||
| 6 years (elementary school) | 9.8% (29) | 296 |
| 9 years (middle school) | 38.5% (114) | |
| 12 years (senior high-school) | 31.4% (93) | |
| Over 12 years (university degree) | 15.5% (46) | |
| Less than 6 years or none | 4.7% (14) | |
| Medical insurance | ||
| Insured | 80.5% (236) | 293 |
| Not-insured | 19.5% (57) | |
| Clinical patient characteristics | ||
| AMI-history | ||
| First infarction | 91.9% (272) | 296 |
| Reinfarction | 8.1% (24) | |
| Prodromal chest pain | ||
| Chest pain | 60.1% (178) | 296 |
| No chest pain | 39.9% (118) | |
| Psychological patients characteristics | ||
| Anxiety (Score ≥ 10) | 11.7% (31) | 265 |
| Depression (Score > 25) | 12.4% (33) | 267 |
| Cardiac denial (Score ≥ 25) | 53.2% (141) | 265 |