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08 April 2024: Clinical Research

Factors Influencing Time to First Medical Contact in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Analysis

Yong Sun ACDE* , Qinnan Yang BEF , Hongjin Liu AEF , Binshi Li BDE , Puqing Lin ACDG , Yanrong Chen CEF , Xuehua Wan EFG , Qingxuan Yu ABC , Chunxia Qi BDF , Changjiang Hong BC

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942080

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942080

Table 1 General characteristics table.

ClassifyOverallStandard groupDelayed groupP (t/Wilcoxon/χ2)
The number of included282173109
Sex (%)0.225
 Man243 (86.2)153 (88.4)90 (82.6)
 Woman39 (13.8)20 (11.6)19 (17.4)
Age (mean (SD))56.67 (13.15)55.18 (12.79)59.05 (13.43)0.016
Disease onset period of (%)0.491
 Daytime156 (55.3)99 (57.2)57 (52.3)
 Mighttime126 (44.7)74 (42.8)52 (47.7)
Chest pain properties (%)
 Interrupted chest tightness/pain64 (22.7)14 (8.1)50 (45.9)
 Persistent chest tightness/pain218 (77.3)159 (91.9)59 (54.1)
Admission mode(%)
 Self-admission208 (73.8)114 (65.9)94 (86.2)
 Emergency medical services74 (26.2)59 (34.1)15 (13.8)
 F2W (mean (SD))75.41 (34.87)74.54 (39.18)76.78 (26.77)0.601
Infarct-related coronary artery(%)0.290
 Left circumflex branch28 (9.9)17 (9.8)11 (10.1)
 Right coronary artery101 (35.8)68 (39.3)33 (30.3)
 Left anterior descending(including Left main)153 (54.3)88 (50.9)65 (59.6)
Criminal lesions (%)0.570
 Total occlusion226 (80.1)141 (81.5)85 (78.0)
 Subtotal occlusion56 (19.9)32 (18.5)24 (22.0)
The dominant type (%)0.686
 Balanced type98 (34.8)57 (32.9)41 (37.6)
 Right dominant type95 (33.7)61 (35.3)34 (31.2)
 Left dominant type89 (31.6)55 (31.8)34 (31.2)
Vascular characteristics0.004
 Others174 (61.7)94 (54.3)80 (73.4)
 RCADL56 (19.9)39 (22.5)17 (15.6)
 LCADL52 (18.4)40 (23.1)12 (11.0)
Lesion vessel number (%)0.092
 Single vessel69 (24.5)48 (27.7)21 (19.3)
 Double vessels90 (31.9)58 (33.5)32 (29.4)
 Triple vessels123 (43.6)67 (38.7)56 (51.4)
Creatinine (mean (SD))85.06 (91.98)86.06 (113.80)83.47 (37.23)0.818
HbA1c (mean (SD))6.38 (1.85)6.17 (1.51)6.72 (2.24)0.015
CHOL (mean (SD))4.77 (1.27)4.92 (1.41)4.53 (0.99)0.012
LDL (mean (SD))3.37 (1.17)3.51 (1.29)3.15 (0.91)0.013
HDL (mean (SD))1.04 (0.29)1.02 (0.25)1.08 (0.34)0.081
TG (mean (SD))1.87 (1.69)1.89 (1.77)1.84 (1.58)0.821
Inpatient days (mean (SD))7.41 (3.50)7.08 (2.68)7.94 (4.47)0.046
Inpatient costs (mean (SD))54230.10 (19776.00)53209.73 (19546.58)55849.60 (20118.74)0.276
Medical insurance support (%)0.277
 High102 (36.2)62 (35.8)40 (36.7)
 Medium123 (43.6)71 (41.0)52 (47.7)
 Low57 (20.2)40 (23.1)17 (15.6)
Diabetes mellitus (%)0.461
 No177 (62.8)112 (64.7)65 (59.6)
 Yes105 (37.2)61 (35.3)44 (40.4)
Hypertension (%)0.170
 No140 (49.6)92 (53.2)48 (44.0)
 Yes142 (50.4)81 (46.8)61 (56.0)
Hyperlipemia (%)0.796
 No198 (70.2)EMS (69.4)78 (71.6)
 Yes84 (29.8)53 (30.6)31 (28.4)
Hyperuricemia(%)0.157
 No242 (85.8)153 (88.4)89 (81.7)
 Yes40 (14.2)20 (11.6)20 (18.3)
Arhythmia (%)0.748
 No200 (70.9)121 (69.9)79 (72.5)
 Yes82 (29.1)52 (30.1)30 (27.5)
Heart failure (%)0.777
 No249 (88.3)154 (89.0)95 (87.2)
 Yes33 (11.7)19 (11.0)14 (12.8)
Comorbid diseases (%)0.110
No53 (18.8)32 (18.5)21 (19.3)
One89 (31.6)63 (36.4)26 (23.9)
Two78 (27.7)46 (26.6)32 (29.4)
More than three62 (22.0)32 (18.5)30 (27.5)
F2W – first medical contact to wire; IRA – infarct-related coronary artery; Scr – blood creatinine; HbA1c% – glycated hemoglobin value; TC – total cholesterol; LDL-C – low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C – high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG – triglycerides; UA – uric acid. Triple vessels include left main artery lesions.

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