Table 1.
Demographic characteristics in patients with STEMI and comparison of those taken to PS versus PCI
| Variable | Total (n = 340) | PS (n = 166) | PCI (n = 174) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Male | 296 | 87.1 | 148 | 89.2 | 148 | 85.1 | 0.26 |
| Female | 44 | 12.9 | 18 | 10.8 | 26 | 14.9 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 119 | 35 | 58 | 34.9 | 61 | 35.1 | 0.98 |
| Systemic arterial hypertension | 159 | 46.8 | 72 | 43.4 | 87 | 50 | 0.22 |
| Dyslipidemia | 58 | 17.1 | 21 | 12.7 | 37 | 21.3 | 0.03 |
| Current smoking | 157 | 46.2 | 88 | 53 | 69 | 39.7 | 0.01 |
| Ceased smoking | 56 | 16.5 | 23 | 13.9 | 33 | 18.97 | 0.2 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 7 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.4 | 3 | 1.72 | 0.47 |
| Obesity | 77 | 22.7 | 35 | 21.1 | 42 | 24.1 | 0.50 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 33 | 9.7 | 14 | 8.4 | 19 | 10.9 | 0.43 |
| Previous PCI | 23 | 6.8 | 7 | 4.3 | 16 | 9.2 | 0.05 |
| Previous CABG | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.20 |
| Heart failure | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.08 |
| Valvular heart disease | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.26 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.32 |
| n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | p | |
| Age (years) | 340 | 59 ± 10.8 | 166 | 58.5 ± 10.9 | 60 ± 11 | 0.08 | |
PS: pharmacoinvasive strategy; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; SD: standard deviation. STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.