Table 1

Patient characteristics

Non-ACSMIUANumber of patients with data
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
Patients5693793941332501311856
Age57.4 (11.2)60.1 (11.2)63.3 (8.6)65.8 (8.0)62.5 (8.7)65.1 (8.1)1856
Smoking119 (24.4)48 (14.2)100 (27.0)29 (23.2)48 (19.8)14 (11.1)166
Hypertension84 (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 all29 (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.