Table 1 Patients baseline clinical characteristics; Egypt vs. other ESC countries

Age (years) median (Q1; Q3)

55.0 (48.0;63.0)

62.0 (54.0;71.0)

< 0.001 (S)

Age ≥ 75 years

59/1354 (4.36%)

1433/7381 (19.41%)

< 0.001(S)

Female

250/1356 (18.44%)

1902/7420 (25.63%)

< 0.001(S)

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²

444/1293 (34.34%)

1809/6984 (25.90%)

< 0.001(S)

Previous myocardial infarction

107/1346 (7.95%)

865/6830 (12.66%)

< 0.001(S)

Previous angina

303/1345 (22.53%)

1645/6746 (24.38%)

0.146(NS)

Chronic heart failure

28/1350 (2.07%)

838/7283 (11.51%)

< 0.001(S)

Previous stroke/TIA

54/1354 (3.99%)

409/7367 (5.55%)

0.018(S)

Previous PCI

96/1353 (7.10%)

769/7370 (10.43%)

< 0.001(S)

Previous CABG

11/1355 (0.81%)

112/7389 (1.52%)

0.043(S)

Atrial fibrillation

21/1355 (1.55%)

392/7366 (5.32%)

< 0.001(S)

Peripheral vascular disease

12/1342 (0.89%)

411/6979 (5.89%)

< 0.001(S)

Current smoker

799/1353 (59.05%)

3097/7234 (42.81%)

< 0.001(S)

Diabetes mellitus

547/1341 (40.79%)

1615/7357 (21.95%)

< 0.001(S)

Hypercholesterolemia

141/1111 (12.69%)

2848/6333 (44.97%)

< 0.001(S)

Treated hypertension

503/1351 (37.23%)

3833/7280 (52.65%)

< 0.001(S)