Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of patients presenting to hospital with MI

Age [years] (SD)

74.0 (11.1)^bb,c,dd

67.8 (12.5)^aa,cc,dd

76.1 (13.2)^a,bb,dd

64.2 (13.9)^aa,bb,cc

Male [%]

51.8^b,c,d

58.0^a,d

58.8^a,d

67.7^a,b,c

BMI [kg/m²] (SD)

28.2 (6.6)^bb,cc

29.6 (6.2)^aa,cc,dd

26.1 (5.6)^aa,bb,dd

27.7 (5.1)^bb,cc

Systolic BP [mmHg] (SD)

133 (34)^bb,dd

146 (33))^aa,cc,dd

133 (32)^bb,dd

142 (29)^aa,bb,cc

Diastolic BP [mmHg] (SD)

75 (17)^bb,dd

85 (18))^aa,cc

75 (18)^bb,dd

84 (21)^aa,cc

Glucose [mg/dL] (mmol/L)

252 (14.0)^cc,dd

256 (14.2)^cc,dd

130 (7.2)^aa,bb

130 (7.2)^aa,bb

Hemoglobin [g/dL]

10.83^bb,cc,dd

14.44^aa,cc

11.10^aa,bb,dd

14.50^aa,cc

Total Chol [g/dL] (mmol/L)

173 (4.47)^bb,dd

191 (4.95)^aa,cc,dd

174 (4.50)^bb,dd

198 (5.11)^aa,bb,cc

LDL [mmol/L](mg/dL)

103 (2.66)^d

114 (2.96)

109 (2.82)

128 (3.30)^a

HDL [mmol/L] (mg/dL)

41 (1.05)

52 (1.34)

41 (1.07)

49 (1.28)

Creatinine [μmol/L] (mg/dL)

2.0 (180)^bb,cc,dd

1.2 (110)^aa,cc,dd

1.7 (153)^aa,bb,dd

1.1 (100)^aa,bb,cc

Creatinine Clearance [mL/min]

39.2^bb,dd

61.4^aa,cc,dd

41.5^bb,dd

64.6^aa,bb,cc

Creatinine Kinase [U/L]

835 ^bb,dd

1072^aa,cc

842^bb,dd

1137^aa,cc

CK-MB [U/L]

67^bb,dd

61.4^aa,cc,dd

41.5^bb,dd

64.6^aa,bb,cc

ST-elevation on ECG (%)

27.3^bb,c,dd

38.9^aa,cc,d

32.3^a,bb,dd

43.2^aa,b,cc