Baseline characteristics
| Total | Patients without MACE | Patients with MACE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean/n | SD/% | mean/n | SD/% | mean/n | SD/% | |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Study group | 640 | 530 | 83% | 110 | 17% | |
| Age in years | 60.0 | 15 | 59 | 16 | 67 | 11 |
| Male | 376 | 59% | 298 | 56% | 81 | 74% |
| Vital signs at presentation | ||||||
| Heart rate | 76.5 | 19 | 77 | 19 | 76 | 17 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 139.0 | 22 | 138 | 21 | 142 | 23 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 81.9 | 34 | 82 | 37 | 81 | 14 |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | ||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 105 | 16% | 84 | 16% | 4 | 4% |
| Hypertension | 277 | 44% | 225 | 42% | 54 | 49% |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 235 | 37% | 183 | 35% | 55 | 50% |
| Smoking | 207 | 32% | 167 | 32% | 40 | 36% |
| Family history of CVD | 254 | 40% | 202 | 38% | 52 | 47% |
| Obesity | 131 | 21% | 107 | 20% | 24 | 22% |
| History of cardiovascular disease | ||||||
| Myocardial infarction | 118 | 19% | 89 | 17% | 31 | 28% |
| CABG | 60 | 9% | 43 | 8% | 18 | 16% |
| PCI | 131 | 21% | 97 | 18% | 35 | 32% |
| CVA | 241 | 38% | 181 | 34% | 63 | 57% |
| PAD | 23 | 4% | 16 | 3% | 7 | 6% |
| Mean HEART score | 4.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Mean TIMI score | 2.4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; CVD, cardiovascular disease; MACE, major adverse cardiac event; PAD, peripheral arterial disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; TIMI, thrombosis in myocardial infarction.