Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 112 patients in three groups

 Gender (Male: Female)

21:1

24:4

54:8

0.259^a

 Age in years, mean (SD)

52.73 (10.47)

57.92 (9.21)

56.85 (10.71)

 More than median of 4 days

12 (55)

10 (36)

19 (29)

-

 1. Primary/No formal education

9 (40.8)

18 (64.3)

37 (61.6)

0.454^b

 2. Secondary school or college

12 (57.1)

10 (35.7)

23 (38.4)

 Body weight (kg)

66.20 (12.49)

67.15 (8.96)

67.85 (12.81)

0.847^a

 BMI (kg.m ⁻²)

25.08 (4.22)

26.08 (3.32)

26.11 (3.83)

0.417^a

 Waist & hip ratio

0.92 (0.03)

0.92 (0.16)

0.96 (0.13)

0.267^a

 Systolic on admission

133.09 (27.53)

142.04 (30.18)

142.35 (29.63)

0.556^a

 Diastolic on admission

81.85 (17.29)

81.20 (17.32)

83.31 (18.32)

0.994^a

 Heart Rate on admission

85.52 (31.96)

79.44 (17.90)

83.07 (22.66)

0.889^a

 Ejection fraction

50.06 (10.71)

50.81(12.45)

49.59 (12.72)

0.932^a

 STEMI

11 (50.0)

17 (60.7)

33 (53.2)

0.735^b

 NSTEMI

8 (36.3)

3 (10.7)

14 (22.5)

0.104^b

 UA

3 (13.6)

9 (32.1)

20 (32.2)

0.232^b

 Current smoker, no. (%)

11 (52.5)

9 (32.2)

21 (35)

0.422

 Fagerström test mean (SD)

5.45 (2.29)

4.67 (2.87)

4.7 (3.04)^c

p < 0.05

 Family support, no. (%)

19 (95)

26 (92.8)

57 (98.2)

0.443