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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Long-term prognosis of diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction in the era of acute revascularization

 

Non-Diabetic

(N = 1,736)

Diabetic

(N = 1,000)

P-Value

Age (years)

67 ± 13

66 ± 11

0.004

Men

1236 (71%)

726 (73%)

0.433

Killip class (%)

   

   I

1530 (88%)

791 (79%)

< 0.001

   II

106 (6%)

85 (9%)

 

   III

67 (4%)

85 (9%)

 

   IV

33 (2%)

39 (4%)

 

Hypertension

901 (52%)

591 (59%)

< 0.001

Hyperlipidemia*

624 (36%)

472 (47%)

< 0.001

Smoking

944 (54%)

562 (56%)

0.356

Prior myocardial infarction

226 (13%)

188 (19%)

< 0.001

Prior percutaneous coronary intervention

131 (8%)

98 (10%)

0.040

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

54 ± 13

51 ± 13

< 0.001

Number of diseased vessels

   

   ≤ 1

846 (49%)

390 (39%)

<0.001

   ≥ 2

481 (28%)

322 (32%)

 

   Undefined

409 (24%)

288 (29%)

 

Onset to reperfusion (hrs)**

4.5 [3.1-7.0]

4.6 [3.1-7.8]

0.881

HbA1c (%)

5.3 ± 0.5

7.1 ± 1.6

<0.001

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)**

0.3 [0.1-0.7]

0.3 [0.1-0.9]

0.027

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)**

0.8 [0.7-1.0]

0.9 [0.7-1.1]

0.048

Concomitant medications

   

   Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors

1095 (63%)

634 (63%)

0.866

   β-blockers

522 (30%)

358 (36%)

0.002

   Calcium antagonists

489 (28%)

356 (36%)

< 0.001

   Nitrates

1008 (58%)

669 (67%)

< 0.001

   Aspirin

1550 (89%)

881 (88%)

0.343

  1. Plus minus values are mean ± S.D. *:Hyperlipidemia was defined as total cholesterol > 220 mg/dl. **:Values are median [interquartile range]