Why the study?
Do admission blood glucose and Maori ethnicity predict mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes?
Population
4,408 episodes of acute coronary syndromes, including 1,091 with STEMI, admitted to Waikato hospital…
Design
Cohort
Authors
Loading...
Admission glucose and Maori ethnicity may stratify ACS mortality risk; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Do admission blood glucose and Maori ethnicity predict mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes?
Elevated admission blood glucose and Maori ethnicity are independent predictors of increased mortality in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes.
Scott et al. (2006) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: