Table 1 Cohort characteristics by family history
From: Family history of premature CHD and risk factor control in patients with a recent ACS
Characteristics | N | Overall, N = 1423a | FHx, N = 556a | No FHx, N = 867a | p valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 1423 | 58 (10.67) | 56 (10.83) | 59 (10.44) | <0.001 |
Gender | 1423 | <0.001 | |||
Male | 1,127 (79.20%) | 407 (73.20%) | 720 (83.04%) | ||
Female | 296 (20.80%) | 149 (26.80%) | 147 (16.96%) | ||
Ethnicity | 1423 | <0.001 | |||
Caucasian | 1138 (79.97%) | 435 (78.24%) | 703 (81.08%) | ||
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander | 52 (3.65%) | 37 (6.65%) | 15 (1.73%) | ||
Asian | 127 (8.92%) | 40 (7.19%) | 87 (10.03%) | ||
Arab or Persian | 38 (2.67%) | 16 (2.88%) | 22 (2.54%) | ||
Otherc | 68 (4.78%) | 28 (5.04%) | 40 (4.61%) | ||
BMI | 1408 | 29 (5.48) | 30 (5.80) | 29 (5.25) | 0.028 |
Smoker | 1423 | 378 (26.56%) | 160 (28.78%) | 218 (25.14%) | 0.146 |
≥10 standard drinks per week | 1421 | 298 (20.97%) | 108 (19.46%) | 190 (21.94%) | 0.292 |
Employment status | 1421 | 0.003 | |||
Employed | 853 (60.03%) | 348 (62.70%) | 505 (58.31%) | ||
Unemployed | 178 (12.53%) | 81 (14.59%) | 97 (11.20%) | ||
Retired | 390 (27.45%) | 126 (22.70%) | 264 (30.48%) | ||
Education status | 1419 | 0.868 | |||
Year 10 and below | 510 (35.94%) | 203 (36.58%) | 307 (35.53%) | ||
Year 12 (Higher School Certificate) | 242 (17.05%) | 96 (17.30%) | 146 (16.90%) | ||
University/Diploma | 667 (47.00%) | 256 (46.13%) | 411 (47.57%) | ||
Marital Status | 1423 | 0.168 | |||
Single | 217 (15.25%) | 101 (18.17%) | 116 (13.38%) | ||
Married | 855 (60.08%) | 318 (57.19%) | 537 (61.94%) | ||
Separated | 178 (12.51%) | 69 (12.41%) | 109 (12.57%) | ||
Widowed | 64 (4.50%) | 26 (4.68%) | 38 (4.38%) | ||
Defacto | 109 (7.66%) | 42 (7.55%) | 67 (7.73%) | ||
Income Status | 1420 | 0.045 | |||
Less than $999 per week/$51,999 per year | 447 (31.48%) | 193 (34.84%) | 254 (29.33%) | ||
More than $999 per week/$51,999 per year | 574 (40.42%) | 222 (40.07%) | 352 (40.65%) | ||
No response | 399 (28.10%) | 139 (25.09%) | 260 (30.02%) | ||
Physical disability | 1423 | 67 (4.71%) | 28 (5.04%) | 39 (4.50%) | 0.735 |
Prior cardiovascular events | 1423 | 444 (31.20%) | 170 (30.58%) | 274 (31.60%) | 0.727 |
Myocardial infarction locationd | |||||
Left Main Coronary | 1346 | 67 (4.98%) | 31 (5.87%) | 36 (4.40%) | 0.226 |
Left Anterior Descending | 1346 | 855 (63.52%) | 337 (63.83%) | 518 (63.33%) | 0.852 |
Left Circumflex | 1346 | 536 (39.82%) | 212 (40.15%) | 324 (39.61%) | 0.843 |
Right Coronary | 1346 | 713 (52.97%) | 284 (53.79%) | 429 (52.44%) | 0.630 |
Received texts in TEXTMEDS study | 1423 | 715 (50.25%) | 291 (52.34%) | 424 (48.90%) | 0.226 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 1420 | 123 (15.72) | 123 (15.31) | 123 (15.98) | 0.857 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 1420 | 73 (10.13) | 73 (9.80) | 73 (10.34) | 0.246 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 1232 | 3 (1.09) | 3 (1.11) | 3 (1.08) | 0.271 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1273 | 1 (0.41) | 1 (0.31) | 1 (0.46) | 0.092 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1320 | 5 (1.36) | 5 (1.37) | 5 (1.35) | 0.028 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1315 | 2 (1.85) | 2 (2.36) | 2 (1.40) | 0.004 |
Number of antihypertensives prescribed on discharge | 1423 | 0.509 | |||
0 | 87 (6.11%) | 36 (6.47%) | 51 (5.88%) | ||
1 | 374 (26.28%) | 137 (24.64%) | 237 (27.34%) | ||
2 | 962 (67.60%) | 383 (68.88%) | 579 (66.78%) | ||
Prescribed statin/lipid-lowering agent on discharge | 1423 | 1,386 (97.40%) | 539 (96.94%) | 847 (97.69%) | 0.485 |
Hypertension | 1423 | 680 (47.79%) | 273 (49.10%) | 407 (46.94%) | 0.459 |
Diabetes | 1423 | 340 (23.89%) | 145 (26.08%) | 195 (22.49%) | 0.138 |
Obesity | 1408 | 544 (38.64%) | 246 (44.65%) | 298 (34.77%) | <0.001 |
Hyperlipidaemia | 1423 | 709 (49.82%) | 293 (52.70%) | 416 (47.98%) | 0.093 |
Sleep apnoea | 1423 | 154 (10.82%) | 78 (14.03%) | 76 (8.77%) | 0.002 |
History of depression | 1423 | 265 (18.62%) | 125 (22.48%) | 140 (16.15%) | 0.003 |
Chronic kidney disease | 1422 | 37 (2.60%) | 12 (2.16%) | 25 (2.88%) | 0.507 |
SF12 quality of life physical health score | 1423 | 25 (6.36) | 25 (6.99) | 26 (5.88) | 0.001 |
SF12 quality of life mental health score | 1423 | 13 (3.17) | 13 (3.53) | 13 (2.91) | 0.007 |
Anxiety | 828 | 116 (14.01%) | 53 (16.31%) | 63 (12.52%) | 0.153 |
Exercising regularly | 1415 | 902 (63.75%) | 353 (63.83%) | 549 (63.69%) | >0.999 |
Adherence to beta blockers at 6/12 monthse | 1193 | 1001 (83.91%) | 390 (83.33%) | 611 (84.28%) | 0.725 |
Adherence to ACEi/ARB at 6/12 monthse | 1256 | 986 (78.50%) | 387 (79.47%) | 599 (7.89%) | 0.555 |
Adherence to statins at 6/12 monthse | 1322 | 1255 (94.93%) | 478 (93.73%) | 777 (95.69%) | 0.145 |
