Table 3 Sociodemographic, clinical and psychological characteristics of Chinese AMI-patients
| Â | Percentage (n) | total (n) |
|---|---|---|
Baseline patient characteristics | ||
 Sex | ||
  Male | 81.4% (241) | 296 |
  Female | 18.6% (55) | |
 Age | ||
  Older age (≥60 years) | 60.8% (180) | 296 |
  Younger age (< 60 years) | 39.2% (116) | |
 Years of education | ||
  6 years (elementary school) | 9.8% (29) | 296 |
  9 years (middle school) | 38.5% (114) | |
  12 years (senior high-school) | 31.4% (93) | |
  Over 12 years (university degree) | 15.5% (46) | |
  Less than 6 years or none | 4.7% (14) | |
 Medical insurance | ||
  Insured | 80.5% (236) | 293 |
  Not-insured | 19.5% (57) | |
Clinical patient characteristics | ||
 AMI-history | ||
  First infarction | 91.9% (272) | 296 |
  Reinfarction | 8.1% (24) | |
 Prodromal chest pain | ||
  Chest pain | 60.1% (178) | 296 |
  No chest pain | 39.9% (118) | |
Psychological patients characteristics | ||
 Anxiety (Score ≥ 10) | 11.7% (31) | 265 |
 Depression (Score > 25) | 12.4% (33) | 267 |
 Cardiac denial (Score ≥ 25) | 53.2% (141) | 265 |