Patient characteristics with or without a physician present before hospitalisation
| ASSENT-3 PLUS | Prehospital physician | p Value present v absent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Absent | |||
| *Medians. | ||||
| CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SBP, systolic blood pressure. | ||||
| Sample size | 1639 | 1045 | 594 | |
| Age (years)* | 62 | 61 | 64 | <0.001 |
| Female sex | 23% | 20% | 28% | 0.001 |
| Current smoking | 43% | 44% | 41% | 0.363 |
| Diabetes | 15% | 16% | 13% | 0.194 |
| Hypertension | 36% | 40% | 29% | <0.001 |
| Prior MI | 15% | 14% | 16% | 0.189 |
| Prior PCI | 7% | 8% | 6% | 0.221 |
| Prior CABG | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0.019 |
| Heart rate (beats/min)* | 74 | 74 | 73 | 0.148 |
| SBP (mm Hg)* | 133 | 135 | 132 | 0.014 |