Characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) by gender and MI classification
| STEMI | NSTEMI | |||
| Male (n=341) | Female (n=211) | Male (n=234) | Female (n=236) | |
| Mean age (95% CI) | 61.9 (60.4 to 63.4) | 69.1 (67.3 to 70.8) | 64.5 (62.8 to 66.4) | 70.0 (68.2 to 71.8) |
| Medical history | ||||
| Hypertension, % (95% CI) | 74.9 (69.7 to 80.1) | 89.7 (85.4 to 94.0) | 78.9 (73.2 to 84.6) | 93.9 (90.5 to 97.3) |
| Refractory hypertension (SBP>180 mm Hg) | 11.9 (8.3 to 15.4) | 15.6 (10.7 to 20.5) | 16.1 (11.2 to 20.9) | 28.9 (22.9 to 34.9) |
| Diabetes | 55.6 (48.7 to 62.3) | 82.6 (76.7 to 88.5) | 59.3 (51.1 to 67.5) | 80.5 (74.1 to 86.9) |
| Angina | 42.9 (32.0 to 52.8) | 60.4 (46.3 to 74.5) | 55.4 (42.1 to 68.6) | 77.0 (66.3 to 87.8) |
| Previous stroke | 13.3 (6.9 to 19.6) | 17.1 (8.5 to 25.7) | 17.6 (8.4 to 26.9) | 21.0 (12.0 to 30.0) |
| Previous CABG | 25.0 (12.4 to 37.6) | 15.0 (0.0 to 31.4) | 21.1 (1.5 to 40.6) | 35.3 (11.0 to 59.5) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 26.2 (15.0 to 37.5) | 35.3 (18.8 to 51.8) | 31.2 (14.6 to 47.9) | 34.3 (18.0 to 50.5) |
| Prior MI | 20.5 (8.2 to 32.7) | 30.0 (13.0 to 47.0) | 35.3 (21.9 to 48.7) | 32.7 (19.7 to 45.7) |
| Smoker | 26.3 (21.0 to 0.1) | 5.3 (1.7 to 8.9) | 28.2 (21.6 to 34.8) | 5.4 (2.0 to 8.9) |
| Obesity | 70.5 (63.5 to 77.5) | 83.1 (76.4 to 89.7) | 83.3 (76.4 to 90.2) | 83.3 (77.1 to 89.6) |
| Previous coronary angiography | 10.5 (0.0 to 20.6) | 0.6 (0.0 to 17.7) | 18.7 (0.0 39.5) | 9.0 (0.0 to 27.8) |
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; NSTEMI, non-STEMI; SBP, systolic blood pressure; STEMI, ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction.