Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the study
Characteristics | All patients | MACE | No MACE | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 763) | (n = 254) | (n = 509) | ||
Age in years, μ (σ) | 60.49 (13.33) | 61.75 (11.86) | 59.86 (13.97) | 0.001 |
Men | 496 (64.9) | 185 (72.8) | 310 (60.9) | 0.001 |
Race | Â | Â | Â | 0.647 |
 Chinese | 489 (64.1) | 168 (66.1) | 321 (63.1) |  |
 Malay | 144 (18.9) | 47 (18.5) | 97 (19.1) |  |
 Indian | 106 (13.9) | 30 (11.8) | 76 (14.9) |  |
 Other | 24 (3.1) | 9 (3.5) | 15 (2.9) |  |
Medical history | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 IHD | 336 (44.0) | 115 (45.3) | 221 (43.4) | 0.643 |
 DM | 275 (36.0) | 113 (44.5) | 162 (31.8) | 0.001 |
 Hypertension | 492 (64.5) | 173 (68.1) | 319 (62.7) | 0.149 |
 Hyperlipidemia | 456 (59.8) | 148 (58.3) | 308 (60.5) | 0.584 |
 Previous stroke | 60 (7.9) | 19 (7.5) | 41 (8.1) | 0.887 |
 Cancer | 32 (4.2) | 8 (3.1) | 24 (4.7) | 0.345 |
 Respiratory disease | 31 (4.1) | 4 (1.6) | 27 (5.3) | 0.012 |
 Renal disease | 96 (12.6) | 34 (13.4) | 62 (12.2) | 0.644 |
 CHF | 39 (5.1) | 10 (3.9) | 29 (5.7) | 0.383 |
 Previous PCI | 175 (22.9) | 64 (25.2) | 111 (21.8) | 0.315 |
 Previous CABG | 70 (9.2) | 25 (9.8) | 45 (8.8) | 0.690 |
 Previous MI | 114 (14.9) | 41 (16.1) | 73 (14.3) | 0.519 |
Disposition from ED | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Admission to GW | 354 (46.4) | 96 (37.8) | 258 (50.7) |  |
 Admission to ICW | 176 (23.1) | 141 (55.5) | 35 (6.9) |  |
 No admission | 233 (30.5) | 17 (6.7) | 216 (42.4) |  |