| Diabetic N = 96 | Non-diabetic N = 491 |
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Demographic characteristics | Â | Â |
Males | 67 | 81 |
Mean age (years) | 66 | 60 |
Caucasian race | 92 | 96 |
Married | 68 | 71 |
Education (mean years) | 10 | 11 |
Length of stay (mean days) | 10 | 8 |
Clinical History | Â | Â |
AMI | 27 | 20 |
Angioplasty | 7 | 6 |
Bypass surgery | 6 | 7 |
Cardiac risk factors | Â | Â |
Hypertension | 60 | 31 |
Current smoking | 30 | 42 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 34 | 37 |
Characteristics of AMI | Â | Â |
Anterior location | 36 | 32 |
Inferior location | 38 | 43 |
Lateral location | 22 | 20 |
Q wave | 49 | 49 |