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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with and without diabetes sub-divided into BMI groups (N=4054)

From: Association of obesity and long-term mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction with and without diabetes mellitus: results from the MONICA/KORA myocardial infarction registry

 

Diabetes (n=1190)

 

No Diabetes (n=2864)

 

Normal weight

Overweight

Obesity

Normal weight

Overweight

Obesity

BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m 2

BMI 25-29.9 kg/m 2

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2

BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m 2

BMI 25-29.9 kg/m 2

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2

(n=226)

(n=516)

(n=448)

p-value

(n=848)

(n=1411)

(n=605)

p-value

Sociodemographic characteristics

        

Female

65 (28.76)

103 (19.96)

169 (37.72)

<0.0001

247 (29.13)

226 (16.02)

157 (25.95)

<0.0001

Age [years], mean ± SD

63.81 ± 8.79

62.86 ± 8.47

61.96 ± 8.65

0.0262a

59.55 ± 10.00

59.56 ± 9.72

58.98 ± 10.06

0.4460a

Marriedb

169 (77.17)

390 (77.84)

318 (71.78)

0.0778

602 (72.36)

1084 (77.54)

465 (78.15)

0.0091

Living aloneb

36 (16.44)

80 (15.97)

99 (22.35)

0.0287

164 (19.71)

212 (15.16)

86 (14.45)

0.0072

School education > 9 yearsc

54 (25.84)

92 (19.49)

90 (20.98)

0.1722

242 (30.67)

405 (30.82)

133 (23.29)

0.0023

Risk factors and co-morbidities

        

Angina pectorisd

52 (23.11)

120 (23.35)

117 (26.29)

0.5028

142 (16.78)

241 (17.10)

124 (20.53)

0.1261

Hypertension

183 (80.97)

448 (86.82)

40.5 (90.40)

0.0026

534 (62.97)

1035 (73.35)

521 (86.12)

<0.0001

Hyperlipidemia

145 (64.16)

382 (74.03)

362 (80.80)

<0.0001

550 (64.86)

1029 (72.93)

455 (75.21)

<0.0001

Stroke

27 (11.95)

51 (9.88)

34 (7.59)

0.1667

43 (5.07)

70 (4.96)

33 (5.45)

0.8981

Smoking

        

  Current smoker

70 (30.97)

144 (27.91)

116 (25.89)

0.6129

403 (47.52)

533 (37.77)

211 (34.88)

<0.0001

  Ex-smoker

77 (34.07)

199 (38.57)

174 (38.84)

 

200 (23.58)

470 (33.31)

208 (34.38)

 

  Never smoker

79 (34.96)

173 (33.53)

158 (35.27)

 

245 (28.89)

408 (28.92)

186 (30.74)

 

Clinical characteristics

        

Re-infarction during hospitalization

30 (13.27)

83 (16.09)

74 (16.52)

0.5252

89 (10.28)

145 (10.04)

59 (9.75)

0.8964

AMI typee

        

  ST-segment elevation MI

81 (36.65)

198 (38.98)

155 (35.07)

0.1190

360 (43.37)

531 (38.23)

227 (38.09)

0.1329

  Non-ST-segment elevation MI

118 (53.39)

285 (56.10)

256 (57.92)

 

434 (52.29)

783 (56.37)

339 (56.88)

 

  Bundle branch block

22 (9.95)

25 (4.92)

31 (7.01)

 

36 (4.34)

75 (5.40)

30 (5.03)

 

Left ventricular ejection fraction < 30%f

35 (21.88)

46 (12.74)

29 (9.93)

0.0015

72 (12.16)

133 (13.34)

33 (7.82)

0.0126

Diabetes treatment g

        

Oral antidiabetic agents

72 (57.60)

182 (63.64)

143 (52.77)

0.0044

    

Insulin therapy

40 (32.00)

78 (27.27)

76 (28.04)

     

Both antidiabetic agents and insulin therapy

13 (10.40)

26 (9.09)

52 (19.19)

     

Long-term mortality

66 (29.20)

111 (21.51)

96 (21.43)

0.0453

135 (15.92)

170 (12.05)

61 (10.08)

0.0023

  1. BMI=Body Mass Index, SD=Standard deviation, MI=Myocardial Infarction, AMI=Acute Myocardial Infarction, ACEIs=Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ARBs=Angiotensin receptor blockers.
  2. Data are presented as absolute numbers of patients with percentages in brackets, unless stated otherwise.
  3. Chi2-Tests were performed to obtain p-values, unless stated otherwise.
  4. ap-value was obtained by performing a one-way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance).
  5. bn=3988.
  6. cn=3784.
  7. dn=4043.
  8. en=3986.
  9. fn=2388.
  10. gn (patients with diabetes)=682.
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