Baseline characteristics and clinical presentation
| Before a state of emergency declaration (n=359) | After a state of emergency declaration (n=63) | P value | |||
| Age, median (IQR), years | 72 | (61–80) | 70 | (59–79) | 0.19 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 259 | (72.1) | 42 | (66.7) | 0.38 |
| Body mass index, median (IQR), kg/m2 | 23.2 | (21.0–25.8) | 23.2 | (21.4–25.2) | 0.85 |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 122 | (34.0) | 23 | (36.5) | 0.69 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 253 | (70.5) | 36 | (57.1) | 0.04 |
| Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 253 | (70.5) | 46 | (73.0) | 0.68 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 136 | (37.9) | 16 | (25.4) | 0.06 |
| Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 171 | (47.6) | 31 | (49.2) | 0.82 |
| De novo myocardial infarction, n (%) | 330 | (91.9) | 55 | (87.3) | 0.23 |
| Prior PCI, n (%) | 33 | (9.2) | 6 | (9.5) | 0.93 |
| Prior CABG, n (%) | 7 | (2.0) | 1 | (1.6) | 0.85 |
| Anterior myocardial infarction, n (%) | 180 | (50.1) | 25 | (39.7) | 0.13 |
| Single vessel disease, n (%) | 162 | (45.4) | 21 | (33.3) | 0.08 |
P values refer to the comparisons between the two groups.
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.