Table 1

 Demographics, management, and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with ACS stratified by diabetes

Diabetic patient (n = 598)Non–diabetic patient (n = 1353)p Value
Demographics
Mean age (years)63.7 (12.3)63.3 (14.1)0.53
Male62.2%65.9%0.11
Prior myocardial infarction50.2%37.2%<0.01
Prior transient ischaemic attack/stroke15.5%10.1%<0.01
Hypertension81.4%61%<0.01
Hyperlipidaemia68.1%58.4%<0.01
Renal insufficiency16.2%5.3%<0.01
Hypertension81.4%61%<0.01
Peripheral vascular disease20.7%12.6%<0.01
Positive biomarkers69.2%71.1%0.38
Ejection Fraction46.9%49.6%0.03
Management
Percutaneous coronary intervention37.1%42.7%0.01
Coronary artery bypass grafting8.4%8.1%0.86
Intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa21.7%23.2%0.48
Thrombolytics5.1%7.9%0.01
In-hospital events
Death7.3%4.0%<0.01
Reinfarction1.6%1.1%0.38
Stroke0.84%1.33%0.34
Pulmonary oedema10.7%7.3%0.01
Major bleeding9.4%7.8%0.24
Events by 6 months
Death14.2%8.4%<0.01
Reinfarction6.0%4.9%0.42
Stroke1.9%1.1%0.20
Rehospitalisation for ACS31.3%25.2%0.02