Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics

Characteristics	Participants N = 182
Age, y, mean (SD)	59.9 ± 12.3
Male, n (%)	124 (68.1)
White ethnicity, n (%)	160 (87.9)
Education, n (%)
No High School diploma	29 (15.9)
High School diploma and/or some college	107 (58.8)
College diploma and/or Graduate Degree	46 (25.3)
Clinical Factors
Pre-existing heart disease	59 (32.6)
Diabetes mellitus	35 (19.3)
Hypertension	79 (43.7)
Hyperlipidemia	79 (43.7)
Admission type
STEMI	56 (32.2)
NSTEMI or UA	65 (37.4)
Elective angiography	53 (30.5)

SD = standard deviation

STEMI = ST elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI = non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; UA = unstable angina