Characteristic | Total n = 931 | Prior CVD n = 166 (17.8 %) | No prior CVD n = 765 (82.2 %) | p |
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Age at admission to hospital, mean (SD) | 70.6 (12.2) | 78.3 (9.4) | 68.9 (12.1) | <0.001 |
Female gender | 345 (37.1Â %) | 71/166 (42.8Â %) | 274/765 (35.8Â %) | 0.093 |
Manual worker | 531 (60.5Â %) | 96/151 (63.6Â %) | 435/727 (59.8Â %) | 0.392 |
Current smoker | 198 (21.7Â %) | 21/159 (13.2Â %) | 177/755 (23.4Â %) | 0.004 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) (67 missing)a | 142 (18.4) | 143 (18.7) | 142 (18.3) | 0.517 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) (67 missing)a | 81 (11.2) | 78 (12.5) | 82 (10.7) | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) (44 missing) | 5.2 (2.2) | 4.9 (1.3) | 5.3 (2.4) | 0.064 |
LDL cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) (56 missing) | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.0 (1.1) | 3.3 (1.1) | 0.010 |
ST-elevation myocardial infarction | 321 (34.5Â %) | 36/166 (21.7Â %) | 285/765 (37.3Â %) | <0.001 |
Past medical history | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Revascularisation (CABG/PCI) | 38 (4.1 %) | 38/166 (22.9 %) | NA | - |
 Ischaemic stroke or TIA | 52 (5.6 %) | 52/166 (31.3 %) | NA | - |
Present conditions | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Angina pectoris, current diagnosis | 109 (11.7 %) | 109/166 (65.7 %) | NA | - |
 Peripheral artery disease (PAD) | 19 (2.0 %) | 19/166 (11.4 %) | NA | - |
 Hypertension, current diagnosis | 511 (54.9 %) | 124/166 (74.7 %) | 387/765 (50.6 %) | <0.001 |
 Diabetes, current diagnosis | 172 (18.5 %) | 49/166 (29.5 %) | 123/765 (16.1 %) | <0.001 |
Medication at admission to hospital | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ACE inhibitor/ARB | 292 (31.5 %) | 69/165 (41.8 %) | 223/763 (29.2 %) | <0.002 |
 Beta-blockers | 265 (28.6 %) | 89/165 (53.9 %) | 176/762 (23.1 %) | <0.001 |
 Calcium channel blockers | 207 (22.4 %) | 60/164 (36.6 %) | 147/762 (19.3 %) | <0.001 |
 Diuretics | 248 (26.8 %) | 72/165 (43.6 %) | 176/762 (23.1 %) | <0.001 |
 Long-acting nitroglycerine | 49 (5.3 %) | 45/165 (27.3 %) | 4/763 (0.5 %) | <0.001 |
 Statins | 161 (17.3 %) | 57/165 (34.5 %) | 104/763 (13.6 %) | <0.001 |
 Acetylsalicylic acid | 222 (23.9 %) | 112/165 (67.9 %) | 110/763 (14.4 %) | <0.001 |