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. 2021 Jun 11;16(6):e0249338. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249338

Table 2. Variable divisions as categorical and continuous.

Data Type Variables
Categorical (25) Sex, Chest pain, Dyspnea, Previous chest pain, ECG, Change in ST-segment, Past Medical History, History of Hypertension, History of Diabetes Meletus, History of Dyslipidemia, History of Previous Myocardial Infarction, History of Previous Angina Pectoris, History of Smoking, Family history of Heart Disease, Family History of Early Age Ischemic Heart Disease, PCI, Thrombolysis on admission, Outcome of Thrombolysis, Coronary Angiogram on admission, Coronary Angiogram Result, Initial Diagnosis, CABG, Final Diagnosis, Discharge Type, MACE
Continuous (28) Age, SBP, DBP, Heart Rate, Height, Weight, Abdominal Circumference, BMI, Smoking amount per day, Platelets on admission, LVEF, Glucose on admission, Creatinine on admission, CK-MB, Maximum CK, HDL Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, Total Cholesterol, Maximum Troponin I, Maximum Troponin T, Triglyceride, hsCRP, BNP, NT-proBNP, HbA1c, Discharge time SBP, Discharge time DBP, Discharge time Heart Rate
Discrete (3) pre-TIMI, Killip Class, Post-TIMI

*Note: ECG indicates electrocardiography; PCI percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG coronary artery bypass grafting; MACE major adverse cardiovascular events; SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; BMI body mass index; LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, CK-MB creatine kinase MB, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoproteins, hsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein; BNP brain natriuretic peptide / B-type Natriuretic Peptide; NT-proBNP N-terminal pro b-type Natriuretic Peptide; HbA1c hemoglobin A1c; TIMI Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction.