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. 2023 Mar 20;18(15):1244–1253. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00654

Table 1. Baseline characteristics, stratified by P2Y12 inhibitor prescribed at discharge.

Ticagrelor or prasugrel (n=2,860) Clopidogrel (n=8,648) p-value
Age, years 62.3±10.2 67.2±10.8 <0.001
Female sex 613 (21.4%) 2,470 (28.6%) <0.001
Race <0.001
White 1,170 (43.8%) 3,677 (44.5%)
African American 222 (8.3%) 883 (10.7%)
Asian 616 (23.0%) 1,573 (19.0%)
Hispanic 490 (18.3%) 1,728 (20.9%)
Other 175 (6.5%) 404 (4.9%)
BMI, kg/m2 29.1±5.4 28.6±5.5 <0.001
Clinical history
Hypertension 2,674 (93.5%) 8,121 (93.9%) 0.468
Hyperlipidaemia 2,692 (94.1%) 8,111 (93.8%) 0.517
Family history of coronary artery disease 768 (26.9%) 1,941 (22.4%) <0.001
Diabetes mellitus 1,472 (51.5%) 4,196 (48.5%) 0.006
Insulin-dependent diabetes 517 (35.1%) 1,399 (33.3%) 0.214
Prior MI 850 (29.7%) 1,894 (21.9%) <0.001
Prior PCI 1,707 (59.7%) 3,962 (45.8%) <0.001
Prior CABG 425 (14.9%) 1,445 (16.7%) 0.02
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) 200 (7.0%) 869 (10.0%) <0.001
Prior cerebrovascular disease (CVA) 151 (5.3%) 994 (11.5%) <0.001
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) 560 (19.6%) 2,562 (29.6%) <0.001
Dialysis 54 (1.9%) 346 (4.0%) <0.001
Anaemia 1,030 (37.0%) 3,383 (40.1%) 0.004
Neoplastic disease 143 (5.0%) 695 (8.0%) <0.001
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) N/A
LVEF, % 55.6±9.6 55.7±9.8 0.816
Laboratory values
Total cholesterol, mmol/L 135.5±42.5 138.5±40.8 0.002
LDL, mmol/L 76.8±31.0 78.0±29.8 0.067
HDL, mmol/L 38.9±10.9 41.1±12.2 <0.001
Haemoglobin, baseline, g/dL 13.2±1.6 12.9±1.7 <0.001
Platelet, baseline, 109/L 202.0 [171.0-242.0] 196.0 [161.0-234.0] <0.001
Socioeconomic parameters (insurance)
Medicare 720 (26.5%) 2,964 (36.1%) <0.001
Medicaid 285 (10.5%) 844 (10.3%) 0.762
Private 1,614 (59.4%) 4,250 (51.8%) <0.001
Military 4 (0.1%) 2 (0.0%) 0.037
None 150 (5.5%) 347 (4.2%) 0.005
Values are n (%), mean±SD or median [interquartile range]. BMI: body mass index; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; MI myocardial infarction; N/A: not applicable; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; SD: standard deviation