Gender Disparities in Patients’ Decisions about the Management of Myocardial Infarction in East Chinese Province

Table 3

Gender disparities about patients’ decision and MACE in STEMI subgroup.

	Female (n = 183)	Male (n = 249)
Time from
Chest pain to visiting hospital (h)	5.1 ± 5.8	4.6 ± 6.2	0.356
Diagnosis to consent to CAG (min)	34.1 ± 70.6	17.4 ± 24.0	0.015
Door-to-balloon (min)	82.4 ± 7.6	67.0 ± 6.0	0.031
CAG, % (n)	77.6 (142)	85.1 (212)	0.030
PCI/CABG, % (n)	64.5 (118)	75.1 (187)	0.011
Degree of adherence to
DAPT	2.7 ± 1.2	3.0 ± 1.1	0.016
Statins	2.6 ± 1.4	3.1 ± 1.2	<0.001
Regular use of TCM, % (n)	55.7 (102)	45.8 (114)	0.026
MACE, % (n)	15.3 (28)	8.0 (20)	0.014

CAG: coronary angiography; MACE: major adverse cardiac event; NSTEMI: non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; DAPT: dual antiplatelet therapy; TCM: traditional Chinese medicine.