Table 1.
Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Different Patient Groups.
| Variable | Healthy (n = 16) |
ECHO/ECG Stress Test | STEMI (n = 16) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n = 7) |
Positive (n = 5) |
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| Age (Years) Mean ± SD | 32.9 ± 9.9 | 53.5 ± 9.9 | 55 ± 4.8 | 54.4 ± 12.7 | 0.001 |
| Sex: Males: n (%) | 16 (100) | 3 (43) | 4 (80) | 12 (75) | 0.014 |
| Risk Factors BMI (kg/m2) Mean Smoking: n (%) Diabetes Mellitus: n (%) Hypertension: n (%) Dyslipidemia: n (%) |
26.8 ± 4.7 8 (50) --- --- --- |
31.0 2 (29) 2 (40) 4 (57) 3 (43) |
30.0 --- 5 (71) 2 (40) 2 (40) |
31.4 ± 4.8 10 (52.5) 6 (37.5) 7 (43) 5 (31) |
0.145 0.09 0.15 0.82 0.6 |
ECHO: echocardiography, ECG: electrocardiogram, STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, BMI: body mass index, n: number of cases, %: percentage of cases calculated as percentage in the group, SD: standard deviation, p-value > 0.05 considered statistically insignificant, p-value < 0.05 considered statistically significant.