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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the four groups of patients according to the status of diabetes and myocardial injury

From: Clinical characteristics and prognostic implications of diabetes and myocardial injury in patients admitted to the emergency room

 

Total

DM

p

No DM

p

MI

No MI

MI

No MI

3622

371

553

678

2020

Age, years

68 (55–79)

76 (66–82)

73.5 (64–80)

< 0.001

83 (74–88)

77 (64–84)

< 0.001

Male sex

2068 (57.1)

218 (58.8)

296 (53.5)

0.116

430 (63.4)

1124 (55.6)

0.000

Risk factors

       

Arterial Hypertension

2192 (60.5)

321 (86.5)

436 (78.8)

0.003

450 (66.4)

985 (48.8)

< 0.001

Current or previous smoker

1215 (33.5)

132 (35.6)

161 (29.1)

0.038

295 (43.5)

627 (31)

< 0.001

Clinical history and comorbidities

       

Prior myocardial infarction

718 (19.8)

148 (39.9)

144 (26.0)

< 0.001

133 (19.6)

293 (14.5)

0.002

Congestive heart failure

257 (7.1)

60 (16.2)

43 (7.8)

< 0.001

74 (10.9)

80 (4.0)

< 0.001

Peripheral arterial disease

242 (6.7)

63 (17.0)

40 (7.2)

< 0.001

68 (10.0)

71 (3.5)

< 0.001

Stroke or TIA

248 (7.8)

59 (15.9)

46 (8.3)

< 0.001

74 (10.9)

105 (5.2)

< 0.001

Dementia

128 (3.5)

19 (5.1)

23 (4.2)

0.491

33 (4.9)

53 (2.6)

0.004

COPD

651 (18.0)

91 (24.5)

124 (22.4)

0.158

142 (20.9)

294 (14.6)

< 0.001

Mild liver disease

68 (1.9)

7 (1.9)

15 (2.7)

0.420

9 (1.3)

37 (1.8)

0.380

Moderate or severe liver disease

41 (1.1)

6 (1.6)

8 (1.4)

0.835

12 (1.8)

15 (0.7)

0.020

Renal disease

295 (8.1)

102 (27.5)

53 (9.6)

< 0.001

89 (13.1)

51 (2.5)

< 0.001

Cancer

395 (10.9)

45 (12.1)

73 (13.2)

0.632

93 (13.7)

184 (9.1)

0.001

Charlson index

4 (2–5)

6 (5–8)

5 (4–6)

< 0.001

4 (2–6)

3 (1–4)

< 0.001

Symptoms

       

Chest pain

1891 (52.2)

168 (45.3)

264 (47.7)

0.463

347 (51.2)

1112 (55.0)

0.080

Dyspnea

605 (16.7)

117 (31.5)

84 (15.2)

< 0.001

164 (24.2)

240 (11.9)

< 0.001

Syncope

245 (6.8)

27 (7.3)

42 (7.6)

0.857

36 (5.3)

140 (6.9)

0.139

Other symptoms

1205 (33.3)

94 (25.3)

220 (39.8)

< 0.001

185 (27.3)

706 (45.0)

< 0.001

Exploration [median]

       

HR (bpm)

79 (67–95)

86 (69–104)

80 (68–93)

< 0.001

105 (83–126)

90 (76–110)

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

138 (121–154)

140 (121–160)

140 (123–156)

0.792

156 (135–175)

152 (137–169)

0.045

Sat O

98 (96–100)

97 (94–99)

98 (96–99)

< 0.001

99 (97–100)

100 (99–100)

< 0.001

Electrocardiogram

       

IVCD

528 (14.5)

92 (25.8)

84 (16.2)

0.001

131 (20.2)

221 (11.6)

< 0.001

Sinus rhythm

2780 (81.2)

259 (72.6)

423 (81.7)

0.001

457 (70.7)

1641 (86.2)

< 0.001

AF

573 (16.7)

82 (23.0)

87 (16.8)

0.023

170 (26.3)

234 (12.3)

< 0.001

Pacemaker stimulation

76 (2.2)

17 (4.8)

9 (1.7)

0.001

20 (3.1)

30 (1.6)

0.016

Analytical tests [median]

       

Glucose (mg/dl)

111 (95–147)

180 (130–257)

151 (118–207)

< 0.001

151 (117–203)

118 (102–142)

< 0.001

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

13.4 (12.1–14.7)

12.4 (11–13.8)

13 (11.7–14.3)

< 0.001

14.7 (13.4–15.8)

14.9 (13.7–15.8)

< 0.001

Glomerular filtration rate

81 (60–100)

82 (55–105)

94 (76–115)

< 0.001

91 (68–115)

105 (86–123)

< 0.001