Characteristics of men and women with first acute myocardial infarction by age group
| <65 y (n=1561) | 65–74 y (n=1045) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n=1386) | Women (n=175) | p | Men (n=773) | Women (n=272) | p | ||
| Hypertension (%) | 37.7 | 52.9 | <0.001 | 44.9 | 66.4 | <0.001 | |
| Diabetes (%) | 16.1 | 43.0 | <0.001 | 22.6 | 47.8 | <0.001 | |
| Current smokers (%) | 74.6 | 14.0 | <0.001 | 50.9 | 3.4 | <0.001 | |
| Angina (%) | 45.8 | 51.5 | 0.2 | 48.4 | 51.1 | 0.49 | |
| History of cardiac failure (%)2-151 | 6.1 | 14.0 | 0.01 | 10.9 | 22.5 | <0.001 | |
| Clinical characteristics of acute event and interventions | |||||||
| Anterior myocardial infarction (%) | 43.2 | 57.0 | 0.001 | 50.6 | 50.4 | 1 | |
| APE/cardiogenic shock (%) | 8.7 | 16.0 | 0.03 | 14.8 | 33.3 | <0.001 | |
| Severe arrhythmia (%) | 15.6 | 9.8 | 0.06 | 14.8 | 17.5 | 0.34 | |
| Thrombolysis (%)2-152 | 46.6 | 31.2 | 0.007 | 35.3 | 19.8 | <0.001 | |
| Antiplatelet drugs (%)2-152 | 88.4 | 93.5 | 0.2 | 84.7 | 81.5 | 0.4 | |
| 28 day coronary angiograms (%) | 5.0 | 5.7 | 0.81 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 0.62 | |
| 28 day revascularisation (%)2-153 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| 28 day mortality (%) | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.91 | 13.6 | 26.5 | <0.001 | |
APE = acute pulmonary oedema.
2-150 Ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia requiring immediate medical intervention.
↵2-151 Only 1988–1997.
↵2-152 In patients admitted from 1988 to 1997 after introduction of routine antiplatelet drugs and thrombolysis.
↵2-153 Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery.