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Table 2 Underlying risk and comorbid condition

From: Acute coronary syndrome patterns in the Young: risk factor profile and in-hospital outcomes in a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya

 

Overall, N = 1341

STEMI, N = 771

NSTEMI, N = 571

p-value2

HTN, n (%)

101 (75.4)

56 (72.7)

45 (78.9)

0.41

DM, n (%)

58 (43.2)

33 (42.9)

19 (33.3)

0.26

Both DM and HTN n (%)

44 (32.8)

28 (36.4)

16 (28.1)

0.31

HBA1C, Median (IQR)

9.0 (6.9–10.8)

9.0 (6.9–10.6)

8.0 (7.0–10.5)

0.95

Categories of HBA1C n (%)

< 6.5%

6.5-7%

> 7%

7(13.7)

11(21.6)

33(64.7)

5(15.6)

6(18.8)

21(65.6)

2(10.5)

5(26.3)

12(63.2)

0.83

Therapy among DM, n (%)

Non- Pharmacotherapy

Oral

Insulin

Oral and insulin

5(8.6)

31(53.4)

14(24.1)

8(13.8)

5(12.8)

21(53.8)

7(17.9)

6(15.4)

0(0)

10(52.6)

7(36.8)

2(10.5)

0.24

Smoking

69 (51.5)

43(55.8)

26(45.6)

0.90

On Cholesterol lowering medication prior presentation, n (%)

68 (50.7)

33(42.9)

35(61.4)

0.13

Previous MI, n (%)

16 [11]

8(10.4)

8 [14]

0.52

Family history of Premature ASCVD, n (%)

72(53.7)

43(55.8)

29(50.8)

0.33

Other Comorbid Conditions, n (%)

Hypothyroidism

Hyperthyroidism

CKD and ESRD

HIV

Connective tissue disease

Asthma

Polycythemia

14(10.4)

3(2.2)

8(5.9)

3(2.2)

12(8.9)

3(2.2)

6(4.5)

6(7.8%)

3(3.9)

2(2.6)

3(3.9)

5(6.5)

1(1.3)

5(6.5)

8(14.1)

0(0.0)

6(10.5)

0(0)

7(12.3)

2(3.6)

1(1.8)

0.33

  1. 1n (%); Median (IQR), 2Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test; Fisher’s exact test. HBA1C: Glycated Hemoglobin, DM: Diabetes Mellitus, HTN: Systemic arterial hypertension, MI: Myocardial Infarction, CAD: Coronary Artery Disease, ASCVD: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease CKD: Chronic Kidney Disease, ESRD: Ends stage renal disease, HIV: Human immunodeficiency Virus.