Table 1 Baseline characteristics patients with a major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and without an adverse event within 30-days
From: Persistent hyperglycemia is an independent predictor of outcome in acute myocardial infarction
Characteristics | MACE group | Event-free group | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 89 | 328 | Â |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 62.5 ± 12.6 | 60.1 ± 11.8 | 0.11 |
Men | 70 (78.7) | 263 (80.2) | 0.77 |
Previous cardiovascular events | 17 (19.1) | 47 (14.3) | 0.17 |
Diabetes mellitus | 11 (12.4) | 33 (10.1) | 0.33 |
   Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 11 (12.4) | 28 (8.5) | 0.29 |
   Tablets | 6 (6.7) | 17 (5.1) | 0.82 |
   Insulin | 2 (2.2) | 13 (3.4) |  |
Hypertension | 32 (36.0) | 87 (26.5) | 0.06 |
Dyslipidaemia | 16 (18.0) | 75 (22.9) | 0.20 |
Currently smoker | 41 (46.1) | 178 (54.3) | 0.11 |
Positive family history | 27 (30.3) | 133 (40.5) | 0.05 |