Table 1 Population characteristics (N(%) or median(IQR)).

From: Environmental noise exposure is associated with atherothrombotic risk

N (%) or Median (IQR)

Men

(N = 567)

Women (N = 312)

Total

(N = 879)

Patient characteristics

Age (years)

64 (54–76)

78 (67–85)

70 (57–80)

Age (classes)a

 < 75

404 (71.3%)

121 (38.8%)

525 (59.7%)

 ≥ 75

163 (28.7%)

191 (61.2%)

354 (40.3%)

BMI (kg/m2)

26 (24–29)

25 (22–29)

26 (24–29)

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)

82 (14.5%)

48 (15.8%)

130 (15.0%)

Hypertensiona

264 (46.6%)

216 (69.2%)

480 (54.6%)

Diabetes mellitusa

117 (20.6%)

74 (23.7%)

191 (21.7%)

Hypercholesterolemia

245 (43.5%)

145 (46.9%)

390 (44.7%)

Current smokinga

195 (34.4%)

43 (13.8%)

238 (27.1%)

Socio-economic levelb

Affluent

149 (26.3%)

70 (22.4%)

219 (24.9%)

Mixed

348 (61.4%)

211 (67.6%)

559 (63.6%)

Deprived

70 (12.3%)

31 (9.9%)

101 (11.5%)

Comorbidities

Previous CAD

36 (6.3%)

29 (9.3%)

65 (7.4%)

Family history of CAD

130 (23.4%)

94 (30.9%)

224 (26.1%)

Prior strokea

29 (5.1%)

29 (9.3%)

58 (6.6%)

PADa

46 (8.1%)

22 (7.1%)

68 (7.7%)

Prior CABGa

5 (0.9%)

5 (1.6%)

10 (1.1%)

Congestive heart failurea

23 (4.1%)

11 (3.5%)

34 (3.9%)

COPD

27 (4.8%)

15 (4.8%)

42 (4.8%)

Renal failurea

157 (27.7%)

144 (46.2%)

301 (34.2%)

Clinical data

Heart rate (beat/min)a

78 (64–90)

80 (68–96)

79 (66–92)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

140 (123–160)

141 (124–165)

140 (123–160)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

83 (71–95)

80 (70–90)

80 (70–93)

LVEF (%)

55 (46–65)

54 (45–63)

55 (45–65)

LVEF ≤ 40%

89 (17.7%)

59 (21.1%)

148 (18.9%)

STEMI

311 (54.9%)

158 (50.6%)

469 (53.4%)

Anterior wall location

186 (32.8%)

127 (40.7%)

313 (35.6%)

Killip class on admission

1

474 (83.6%)

228 (74.0%)

702 (80.2%)

2

63 (11.1%)

55 (17.9%)

118 (13.5%)

3

26 (4.6%)

24 (7.8%)

50 (5.7%)

4

4 (0.7%)

1 (0.3%)

5 (0.6%)

Chronic medications

Aspirin

69 (13.0%)

51 (17.6%)

120 (14.7%)

Statin

101 (19.1%)

67 (23.1%)

168 (20.5%)

TRS-2P score

Low risk

0

82 (14.5%)

25 (8.0%)

107 (12.2%)

1

200 (35.3%)

52 (16.7%)

252 (28.7%)

Low medium risk

2

144 (25.4%)

82 (26.3%)

226 (25.7%)

High medium risk

3

88 (15.5%)

104 (33.3%)

192 (21.8%)

High risk

4

32 (5.6%)

33 (10.6%)

65 (7.4%)

5

15 (2.6%)

13 (4.2%)

28 (3.2%)

6

4 (0.7%)

3 (1.0%)

7 (0.8%)

7

2 (0.4%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.2%)

  1. There were no significant differences in baseline characteristics between men and women.
  2. BMI body mass index, CABG coronary artery bypass graft, CAD coronary artery disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IQR interquartile range, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, MI myocardial infarction, N number, PAD peripheral artery disease, STEMI ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
  3. aItems used to calculate the TRS-2P score (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Risk Score for Secondary Prevention).
  4. bDeprivation index (19).