Table 3.
Comparison between cases and controls regarding STEMI territory and culprit vessel
| Control | Cases | Test value* | P value | Sig. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |||||
| STEMI | Inferior | 16 | 18.8 | 28 | 32.9 | 4.416 | 0.035 | S |
| Anterior | 61 | 71.8 | 43 | 50.6 | 8.024 | 0.004 | HS | |
| Posterior | 8 | 9.4 | 8 | 9.4 | 0.000 | 1.000 | NS | |
| Lateral | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.1 | 6.220 | 0.012 | S | |
| Culprit vessel | RCA | 15 | 17.6 | 26 | 30.6 | 3.889 | 0.048 | S |
| LAD | 61 | 71.8 | 43 | 50.6 | 8.024 | 0.004 | HS | |
| LCX | 9 | 10.6 | 11 | 12.9 | 0.227 | 0.633 | NS | |
| OM | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.9 | 5.152 | 0.023 | S | |
P > 0.05: non-significant; P < 0.05: significant; P < 0.01: highly significant
*Chi-square test