Table 1 Baseline demographic data of pilgrim and non-pilgrim AMI patients

Age (years)

58.10 ± 10.88

55.13 ± 12.07

< 0.001

Male gender

789 (78%)

1763 (87%)

< 0.001

South Asian

487 (49%)

399 (20%)

< 0.001

Middle Eastern

521 (51%)

1637 (80%)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

27.07 ± 4.83

28.18 ± 5.31

< 0.001

HBA1-C (mmol/mol)

7.40 ± 2.74

7.79 ± 2.95

0.002

Admission HB level (g/dL)

13.32 ± 1.96

14.08 ± 2.02

< 0.001

Platelets count (× 10⁹/L)

219 ± 18

210 ± 14

NS

Troponin 1st (ng/mL)

91.78 ± 201

91.32 ± 273

NS

Troponin peak (ng/mL)

100.19 ± 157

94.07 ± 258

NS

BUN (mmol/L)

18.29 ± 10.57

16.85 ± 9.31

< 0.001

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

1.35 ± 4.79

1.21 ± 2.12

NS

DM

488 (48%)

1168 (57%)

< 0.001

Smoking

204 (20%)

806 (40%)

< 0.001

Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m²)

220 (23%)

637 (32%)

< 0.001

HTN

536 (53%)

1096 (54%)

NS

DLP

126 (13%)

297 (15%)

NS

CVA

15 (1.5%)

62 (3%)

0.01

IHD

187 (16%)

428 (21%)

NS

OLD PCI/CABG

67 (7%)

145 (7%)

NS

STEMI, anterior

551 (55%)

1101 (54%)

Inferior

411 (41%)

841 (41%)

NS

Other

46 (4%)

94 (5%)

Thrombolytic therapy

99 (10%)

468 (23%)

< 0.001

Late presentation

90 (9%)

285 (14%)

< 0.001

Tirofiban

257 (26%)

484 (24%)

NS

Thrombus aspiration

134 (13%)

242 (12%)

NS