Table 4.

Factors influencing prehospital delay time (n=429).

Characteristics	n (%)	β	p Value
Age, mean (SD)	61.68 (11.94)	−0.004	0.942
Gender
Female	131 (27.64)	0.041	0.387
Male	343 (72.36)
Marital status
Married/committed relationship	271 (57.29)	0.078	0.112
Single/separated/Divorced/widowed	202 (42.71)
Insurance
Private	195 (42.12)	0.003	0.955
Not insured	71 (15.33)	0.120	0.031
Govt./other	197 (42.55)
Education
High school diploma	112 (23.68)	0.115	0.100
Some college	154 (32.56)	0.142	0.058
College degree/ graduate work	89 (18.82)	0.034	0.618
Graduate degree	58 (12.26)	0.022	0.745
<High school diploma	60 (12.68)
Income
$20,000–$50,000	139 (33.17)	0.056	0.458
$50,000–$100,000	103 (24.58)	−0.005	0.940
$100,000+	56 (13.37)	0.011	0.877
<$20,000	121 (28.88)	−0.0008	0.991
Missing
Diagnosis
NSTEMI	251 (23.59)	−0.030	0.618
STEMI	118 (11.09)	−0.205	0.001
Unstable angina	105 (9.87)
Obese
Yes	184 (39.07)	0.030	0.547
No	287 (60.93)
Hypercholesterolemia
Yes	292 (63.07)	0.064	0.189
No	171 (36.93)
Diabetes
Yes	142 (30.02)	0.012	0.793
No	331 (69.98)
Hypertension
Yes	324 (68.79)	0.070	0.167
No	147 (31.21)
Family history heart disease/premature cardiac death
Yes	214 (46.52)	0.081	0.091
No	246 (53.48)
Current smoker
Yes	114 (24.05)	−0.015	0.762
No	360 (75.95)
Mode of arrival to the ED
Ambulance/paramedic	210 (44.59)	−0.317	<0.001
Transfer from another facility	16 (3.40)	−0.082	0.084
Self-transport	245 (52.02)
Onset of symptoms
Gradual	207 (44.23)	0.138	0.003
Abrupt	261 (55.77)

ED: emergency department; Govt.: government; NSTEMI: non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; SD: standard deviation; STEMI: ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Statistically significant values are bolded.