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Table 1 Characteristics of geriatric patients experiencing AMI and patients without AMI

From: Factors associated with acute myocardial infarction in older patients after hospitalization with community-acquired pneumonia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic Patients experiencing AMI Patients Without AMI P valuea
  n = 159 n = 4952  
Age, years 76.7 ± 6.9 73.9 ± 6.6 < 0.001
Male, n (%) 112 (62.1) 2847 (57.5) 0.001
Comorbid conditions, n (%)
 Smoking 67 (42.1) 2618 (52.9) 0.012
 Preexisting coronary artery disease 67 (42.1) 877 (17.7) < 0.001
 COPD 26 (16.4) 667 (13.5) 0.906
 Lung cancer 16 (10.1) 463 (9.3) 0.782
 Diabetes 65 (40.9) 1031 (20.8) < 0.001
 Hypertension 99 (62.3) 2409 (48.6) 0.001
 Hypercholesterolemia 29 (18.2) 432 (8.7) < 0.001
 Chronic heart failure 6 (3.8) 40 (0.8) 0.003
 Cerebrovascular disease 22 (13.8) 327 (6.6) 0.001
 Chronic renal failure 6 (3.8) 85 (1.7) 0.063
 Chronic liver disease 6 (3.8) 145 (2.9) 0.474
Clinical symptoms of chief complaint on admission, n (%)
 Fever 95 (59.7) 3170 (64.0) 0.276
 Cough and expectoration 79 (49.7) 2362 (47.7) 0.629
 Chest pain 13 (8.2) 222 (4.5) 0.030
 Dyspnea 42 (26.4) 693 (13.9) < 0.001
 Duration of symptoms 6.9 ± 6.7 7.17 ± 7.0 0.927
Clinical data, n (%)
 NIV/IMV 17 (10.7) 155 (3.1) < 0.001
 Respiratory failure 41 (25.8) 776 (15.7) 0.001
 Impaired consciousness 3 (1.9) 40 (0.8) 0.150
 Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min 4 (2.5) 55 (1.1) 0.110
 SBP < 90 mmHg or DBP ≤ 60 mmHg 19 (11.9) 12 (0.2) < 0.001
 T < 36 °C or ≥ 40 °C 2 (1.3) 4 (0.1) 0.003
 Heart rate ≥ 125 bpm. 2 (1.3) 45 (0.9) < 0.001
 BUN ≥7 mmol/L 95 (59.7) 1412 (28.5) < 0.001
 WBC < 4.0 × 109/L or ≥ 10.0 × 109/L 71 (44.7) 2319 (46.8) 0.323
 PLT < 10.0 × 109/L 14 (8.8) 7 (0.1) < 0.001
 PH < 7.35 15 (9.4) 447 (9.0) 0.471
 Serum sodium < 130 mmol/L 50 (31.4) 903 (18.2) < 0.001
 HCT < 30% 21 (13.2) 491 (9.9) 0.112
 Blood glucose ≥14 mmol/L 11 (6.9) 74 (1.5) < 0.001
 Pleural effusion 122 (76.7) 4089 (82.6) 0.071
Pathogens
 Bacterial pneumonia 126 (79.2) 4011 (81.0) 0.952
 Viral pneumonia 3 (1.9) 64 (1.3) 0.465
 Fungal pneumonia 8 (5.0) 140 (2.8) 0.140
Death in hospital, n (%) 16 (10.1) 118 (2.4) < 0.001
Length of stay, days 13.8 ± 8.9 12.1 ± 9.8 0.023
  1. CAP Community - acquired pneumonia, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IMV Invasive mechanical ventilation, NIV Non - invasive ventilation
  2. SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, T Body temperature, Bpm Beats per minute, BUN Blood urea nitrogen, WBC White blood cell
  3. PLT Blood platelet, PH Potential of hydrogen. HCT Hematocrit
  4. aFor comparisons between AMI group and Without AMI group. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) or %. AMI: acute myocardial infarction