Patient characteristics
| Non-ACS | MI | UA | Number of patients with data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| Patients | 569 | 379 | 394 | 133 | 250 | 131 | 1856 |
| Age | 57.4 (11.2) | 60.1 (11.2) | 63.3 (8.6) | 65.8 (8.0) | 62.5 (8.7) | 65.1 (8.1) | 1856 |
| Smoking | 119 (24.4) | 48 (14.2) | 100 (27.0) | 29 (23.2) | 48 (19.8) | 14 (11.1) | 166 |
| Hypertension | 84 (17.0) | 77 (22.7) | 101 (26.8) | 32 (25.2) | 68 (27.9) | 39 (31.0) | 148 |
| Cholesterol* | 5.8 (1.4) | 6.1 (1.4) | 6.1 (1.3) | 6.6 (1.5) | 6.0 (1.1) | 6.6 (1.3) | 822 |
| Diabetes all | 29 (5.9) | 30 (8.8) | 65 (17.2) | 28 (21.9) | 27 (11.1) | 22 (17.5) | 201 |
| DM (diet) | 24 (4.9) | 24 (7.0) | 48 (12.7) | 18 (14.1) | 22 (9.0) | 13 (10.3) | 149 |
| DM (p.o) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 11 (2.9) | 7 (5.5) | 3 (1.2) | 3 (2.4) | 28 |
| DM (insulin) | 3 (0.6) | 4 (1.2) | 6 (1.6) | 3 (2.3) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (4.8) | 24 |
| Glucose* | 5.7 (2.6) | 6.7 (4.6) | 7.3 (3.8) | 8.1 (4.1) | 5.9 (2.3) | 6.4 (3.3) | 797 |
| HbA1c* | 4.6 (0.8) | 5.0 (1.5) | 5.3 (1.4) | 5.5 (1.7) | 5.1 (1.1) | 5.3 (1.6) | 833 |
| Glucose control† | 6 (4.3) | 9 (11.4) | 65 (18.6) | 33 (30.6) | 29 (13.3) | 18 (16.4) | 882 |
Data are means (SD) or numbers (%). DM (diet) no pharmacological treatment for diabetes, DM (p.o) oral medication for diabetes, DM (insulin) treatment included insulin.
*Routine laboratory analysis of admission samples.
†Glucose control defined as an impaired glucose homoeostasis by HbA1c ≥5.5%+glucose ≥7.5 mM.
DM, diabetes mellitus; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; MI, myocardial infarction; Non-ACS; non-acute coronary syndrome; UA, unstable angina.