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Table 2 Comparative of population characteristics ACS versus no ACS

From: Chest pain in the emergency department: risk stratification with Manchester triage system and HEART score

 

Group 1 – ACS (n = 22)

Group 2 – No ACS (n = 211)

p

Age, mean ± SD

65.6 ± 15

56.9 ± 19

0.043

Male gender, n (%)

18 (81.8)

111 (52.6)

0.012

Hypertension, n (%)

18 (81.8)

107 (50.7)

0.006

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

17 (73.9)

73 (34.6)

0.001

Type 2 diabetes, n (%)

8 (36.4)

25 (11.8)

0.005

Smoking, n (%)

8 (36.4)

23 (10.9)

0.003

Coronary artery disease, n (%)

9 (40.9)

27 (12.7)

0.002

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

3 (13.6)

39 (18.5)

0.773

Heart failure, n (%)

3 (13.6)

35 (16.6)

0.957

Chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, n (%)

1 (4.5)

16 (7.6)

0.376

Chronic kidney disease, n (%)

5 (22.7)

6 (2.8)

0.002

  1. ACS acute coronary syndrome, SD standard deviation