Table 1 Frequency and percentage distribution of age and ethnicity of the respondents
From: Risk factors for first-time acute myocardial infarction patients in Trinidad
| Â | Category: n (%) | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Cases (AMI) | Control (non-AMI) | p value |
(n = 251) | (n = 464) | ||
Sex | |||
 Male | 138 (55.0) | 251 (54.1) | 0.875 |
 Female | 113 (45.0) | 231 (45.9) | 0.24 |
Ethnicity | |||
 Indo-Trinidadian | 206 (82.1) | 386 (83.4) | 0.708 |
 Afro-Trinidadian | 45 (17.9) | 77 (16.6) | 0.654 |
Age | |||
 20–35 | 7 (2.8) | 15 (3.2) | 0.738 |
 36–49 | 37 (14.7) | 75 (16.2) | 0.613 |
 50–65 | 110 (43.8) | 211 (45.5) | 0.694 |
 65–75 | 68 (27.1) | 121 (26.1) | 0.79 |
  > 75 | 29 (11.6) | 42 (9.1) | 0.296 |