Table I.

 Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Hospital Outcomes in Patients With and Without the Metabolic Syndrome Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome

	No Metabolic Syndrome	Metabolic Syndrome	P Value
No. %	3593 (54)	3108 (46)
Age, mean, y	55±13	58±11	<.001
Female, %	15	35	<.001
Diabetes mellitus, %	18	67	<.001
Hypertension, %	28	76	<.001
Dyslipidemia, %	20	46	<.001
Smoking, %	43	32	<.001
Prior aspirin use, %	32	53	<.001
Family history of CAD, %	13	14	.43
Prior CAD, %	38	55	<.001
Prior revascularization, %	11	21	<.001
Renal impairment, %	15	21	<.001
At presentation
Heart rate, beats per min	84±22	87±32	<.001
Systolic BP, mm Hg	135±30	145±31	<.001
Diastolic BP, mm Hg	83±19	85±18	<.001
Body mass index, mean	26±4	29±6	<.001
Killip class >1%	20	25	<.001
GRACE risk score
Low, %	45	38	.001
High, %	27	33
Laboratory results
Total cholesterol	5±2	5±3	.33
Serum triglyceride	1.5±1	2.3±4	.001
First blood sugar	9.4±8	12.5±12	.001
First serum creatinine	103±78	114±110	.001

Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease; BP, blood pressure.