Quality of life of patients with first-time AMI: a descriptive study

Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and lifestyle characteristics of the sample

	2–10 wks post MI		5–22 mths post MI		> 22 months–4 yrs. post MI		Total
Description	n	%	n	%	n	%	n
Gender
Male	63	48.1	151	71.2	128	67	342
Female	68	51.9	61	28.8	63	33	192
Total	131	100	212	100	191	100	534
Age group (years)
29–50	25	19.1	42	19.8	36	18.8	147
51–65	60	45.8	105	49.5	86	45	126
> 65	46	35.1	65	30.7	69	36.1	137
Total	131	100	212	100	191	100	534
Ethnicity
Indo-Trinidadian	89	67.9	173	81.6	155	81.2	417
Afro-Trinidadian	22	16.8	27	12.7	31	16.2	80
Mixed-Trinidadian	20	15.3	12	5.7	5	2.6	37
Total	131	100	212	100	191	100	534
AMI
STEMI	17	13.0	124	58.5	68	35.6	209
NSTEMI	44	33.6	88	41.5	123	64.4	255
Missing	70	46.6	0	0	0	0	70
Total	131	100	212	100	191	100	534
Clinical factors
Diabetes	57	43.5	135	63.7	106	58.6	279
Hypertension	65	49.6	151	71.2	131	72.4	329
Hypercholesterolemia	49	37.4	29	13.7	53	29.3	105
Ischemic heart disease	35	26.7	101	47.6	79	44.4	211 6-
Kidney problems	11	8.4	35	16.5	19	9.9	65
Lifestyle factors
Smoking	28	21.4	25	11.8	15	7.9	68
Alcohol	48	36.6	78	36.8	79	41.4	205
Stress	30	22.9	60	28.3	63	33.3	153
Eating out (≥1/week)	7	5.3	32	15.1	48	25.1	86
Exercise (≥20mins/wk)	30	22.9	68	32.1	77	30.3	172

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