Table 1 Patient characteristics and presenting symptoms
Description | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | ||
Sexa | ||
 Male | 744 | 67.3 |
 Female | 357 | 32.3 |
Age group (years) | ||
 <45 | 159 | 14.4 |
 45–64 | 551 | 49.8 |
 ≥65 | 396 | 35.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Afro-Trinidadian | 180 | 16.3 |
 Indo-Trinidadian | 860 | 77.8 |
 Mixed-Trinidadian | 64 | 5.8 |
 White Trinidadian | 2 | 0.2 |
AMI | ||
 STEMI | 505 | 45.6 |
 NSTEMI | 545 | 49.3 |
 Non-classifiedb | 56 | 5.1 |
Clinical factors | ||
 Diabetes | 626 | 56.6 |
 Hypertension | 731 | 66.1 |
 Hypercholesterolemia | 165 | 14.9 |
 Ischemic heart disease | 504 | 45.6 |
 Renal insufficiency | 206 | 18.6 |
 Other health condition | 196 | 17.7 |
Lifestyle Factors | ||
 Current smoker | 380 | 34.4 |
 Ex-smoker | 61 | 5.5 |
 Use alcohol | 348 | 31.0 |
 Use cocaine | 43 | 3.9 |
 Use marijuana | 19 | 1.7 |
Presenting symptom | ||
 Classic chest pain | 800 | 72.3 |
 Palpitations | 235 | 21.2 |
 Sweating | 284 | 25.7 |
 Dizziness | 257 | 23.2 |
 Shortness of breath | 428 | 38.7 |
 Nausea | 266 | 24.0 |
 Vomiting | 129 | 11.7 |
 Diaphoresis | 226 | 20.4 |
 Atypical chest pain | 91 | 8.3 |