Table 1 Basic characteristics in 1062 patients at time of admission for acute coronary syndrome

No.

295

299

156

312

Female/male (n)

76/219

77/222

40/116

88/224

NS

Age (years)

61.4 (9.81)^e,h,l

63.9 (10.40)^b,l

64.3 (8.77)^b,k

66.9 (8.99)^c,f,h

<0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

25.9 (3.96)^e,i,l

27.1 (3.92)^b,k

27.8 (3.81)^c

28.5 (5.00)^c,e

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure^m (mm/Hg)

143.9 (27.84)

148.7 (28.87)

147.6 (29.69)

144.8 (29.77)

NS

Diastolic blood pressure^m (mm/Hg)

82.9 (14.26)

85.4 (15.49)^l

83.6 (13.90)

80.2 (15.34)^f

<0.001

S-Creatinine (µmol/L)

84.0 (19.95)^l

86.7 (33.40)^l

81.9 (17.44)^l

111.6 (89.31)^c,f,i

<0.001

Previous (%)

 Acute myocardial infarction

14.7^l

19.6^l

12.9^l

52.7^c,f,h

<0.001^Ω

 Hypertension

16.7^f,l

25.7^c,i,l

16.9^f,l

40.7^c,f,i

<0.001^Ω

 CABG

14.6^l

17.7^l

14.6^l

53.1^c,f,h

<0.001^Ω

 PCI

21.1^l

17.9^l

15.4^l

45.5^c,f,h

<0.001^Ω

 Smokers

26.9^g

26.7^g

15.8^a,d,j

30.6^g

<0.05^Ω