Table 4.
Factors surrounding symptom-onset in Chinese AMI-patients
| Percentage (n) | total (n) | |
|---|---|---|
| Onset of acute myocardial infarction | ||
| In the acute situation | ||
| Chest pain and radiation | 40.9% (121) | 296 |
| Only chest pain | 46.6% (138) | |
| No chest pain | 12.5% (37) | |
| Symptom appraisal at symptom-onset | ||
| Symptom attribution | ||
| Cardiac (> 3) | 61.0% (166) | 272 |
| Non-cardiac (≤3) | 39.0% (106) | |
| Symptom expectation | ||
| As expected (> 3) | 30.3% (87) | 287 |
| Not as expected (≤3) | 69.7% (200) | |
| Context variables of symptom-onset | ||
| Transport | ||
| Self-transported (walking/ driving) | 17.3% (51) | 294 |
| Driven by others (private/ public) | 59.9% (176) | |
| Via ambulance | 22.8% (67) | |