Clinical Study
Prevalence, Detection, and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Role of an Obesity-Centric Definition
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients.
| | Baseline Characteristic | |
| | Age (years) | 59 13 | | Male | 86 (80) | | Ethnicity | | | Europid | 79 (74) | | South Asian | 13 (12) | | Eastern Mediterranean | 5 (5) | | Arabic | 4 (4) | | Chinese | 4 (4) | | South American | 1 (1) | | Polynesian | 1 (1) | | Hypertension | 51 (48) | | Smoking | 20 (19) | | Diabetes mellitus | 20 (19) | | Family history | 34 (32) | | Dyslipidaemia | 43 (40) | | Statin on admission | 19 (18) | | New IFG | 42 (39) | | Waist Circumference (cm) | | | Males | 101.6 12.8 | | Females | 100.4 18.3 | | Height (cm) | | | Males | 1.70 0.11 | | Females | 1.57 0.09 | | Weight (kg) | | | Males | 85.0 16.2 | | Females | 72.2 19.9 | | BMI (kg/m2 ) | | | Males | 29.8 8.5 | | Female | 29.4 8.3 | | Waist: Hip | 1.08 0.97 | | Systolic BP | 112.8 15.1 | | Diastolic BP | 66.9 9.5 | | Discharge Medications | | | Aspirin | 91 (85) | | Statin | 93 (87) | | Fibrate | 2 (2) | | Ezetimibe | 3 (3) | | Beta blocker | 90 (84) | | ACE-Inhibitor | 76 (71) | | ATRA | 9 (8) | | Clopidogrel | 92 (86) |
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Data are presented as mean SD or (%); BMI: body mass index; IFG: impaired fasting glucose.
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