STEMI, % (n) | Non-STEMI, % (n) | |
38.2 (35 691) | 61.8 (57 725) | |
Age, mean (years) | 66.4 | 67.4 |
<65 (%) | 40.9 | 37.4 |
Women (%) | 33.7 | 36.8 |
Chest pain | 87.4 | 75.7 |
Dyspnoea | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Circulatory arrest | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Other | 4.6 | 8.4 |
Not stated | 6.9 | 14.5 |
ECG-STT changes | ||
Normal or not stated | – | 43.1 |
ST-elevation | 100 | – |
ST-depression | – | 34.4 |
Pat t-wave | – | 22.5 |
Reperfusion | ||
Thrombolysis | 55.5 | 4.3 |
Percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary bypass surgery | 13.9 | 3.5 |
Prior disease | ||
Diabetes | 16.2 | 18.9 |
Hypertension | 30.0 | 36.1 |
Prior revascularisation | 1.7 | 5.9 |
Never smoked (%) | 45.5 | 48.6 |
Former smoker (%) | 23.5 | 28.5 |
Current smoker (%) | 31.0 | 22.9 |
Aspirin | 18.3 | 34.0 |
Beta-blocker | 20.4 | 33.2 |
ACE inhibitor | 9.6 | 14.4 |
Statin | 6.1 | 13.5 |
Non-STEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.