Description of the patient population
| n | Age (mean) (years) | Female (%) | Primary angioplasty (%) | Referral hospital (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Difference in mean age between respondents and non-respondents was significant (Student’s t test: p = 0.029; 95% confidence interval 0.8 to 13.8). | ||||||
| A, patients who participated in the trial; B, patients who did not participate in the trial. | ||||||
| A | Respondents | 103 | 60 | 25 | 52 | 71 |
| Non-respondents | 22 | 68* | 23 | 50 | 59 | |
| B | Respondents | 78 | 61 | 30 | 0 | 89 |
| Non-respondents | 44 | 64 | 34 | 0 | 80 | |