Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 6, 2022; 10(22): 7738-7748
Published online Aug 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i22.7738
Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with and without symptoms

All (n = 1021)
No symptoms (n = 348)
Symptoms (n = 673)
P value
Age, mean ± SD64.1 ± 16.761.8 ± 17.465.2 ± 16.20.002a
Male, n (%)698 (68.4)238 (68.4)460 (68.4)0.990
Pre-existing illness, n (%)
Hypertension343 (33.6)120 (31.3)223 (33.1)0.666
Coronary heart disease238 (23.3)72 (18.8)166 (24.7)0.154
Diabetes204 (20.0)67 (17.4)137 (20.4)0.676
Cerebral vascular disease140 (13.7)40 (10.4)100 (14.9)0.139
Malignancy90 (8.8)27 (7.0)63 (9.4)0.392
1 pre-existing illness341 (33.4)105 (24.7)236 (35.1)0.116
2 pre-existing illnesses209 (20.5)74 (19.3)135 (20.1)0.651
≥ 3 pre-existing illnesses83 (8.1)24 (6.3)59 (8.8)0.300
Location of SCA, n (%)0.066
Out of hospital383 (37.5)144 (41.4)239 (35.5)
In hospital638 (62.5)204 (58.6)434 (64.5)
Initial shockable rhythm, n (%)108 (10.6)26 (7.5)82 (12.2)0.020a
Cardiac etiology, n (%)386 (37.8)122 (35.1)264 (39.2)0.193
ROSC, n (%)257 (25.2)61 (17.5)196 (29.1)< 0.001a
Survival to discharge, n (%)71 (7.0)9 (2.6)62 (9.2)< 0.001a