Characteristics of patients after a myocardial infarction (MI), Tayside, 1990–5
| MI recurrence (n=717) | No MI recurrence (n=4873) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Test for trend between categories, p<0.01; †for 702 subjects in recurrence group and 4543 subjects in no recurrence group who had deprivation data recorded; ‡for 194 patients in recurrence group and 1279 patients in no recurrence group who had cholesterol data recorded. | |||
| Male (%) | 412 (57.5) | 2920 (59.9) | NS |
| Age (SD) | 69.7 (11.1) | 66.9 (12.2) | <0.01 |
| Deprivation category (%)*† | |||
| 1–2 (least deprived) | 180 (25.6) | 1269 (27.9) | <0.05 |
| 3–4 | 291 (41.5) | 2018 (44.4) | |
| 5–7 (most deprived) | 231 (32.9) | 1256 (27.7) | |
| Adherence to statins (%)* | |||
| 0 | 693 (96.7) | 4470 (91.7) | <0.01 |
| <39 | 6 (0.8) | 61 (1.3) | |
| 40–79 | 5 (0.7) | 83 (1.7) | |
| 80–100 | 13 (1.8) | 259 (5.3) | |
| Baseline cholesterol (mmol/l) (SD)‡ | 6.61 (1.5) | 6.57 (1.4) | NS |