Table II.

Baseline characteristics in left main (LM) and non-LM subgroups

Parameter	LM subgroup, n = 53 (%)	Non-LM subgroup, n = 42 (%)
Age [years]	68.3 ±8.6	65.8 ±7.4
Women (%)	12 (22.6)	5 (11.9)
Hypertension	47 (88.7)	39 (92.9)
Hypercholesterolemia	45 (84.9)	22 (52.4)*
Diabetes type 2	23 (43.4)	9 (21.4)*
Prior MI	30 (56.6)	21 (50)
Prior PCI	28 (52.8)	16 (38.1)
CABG	11 (20.8)	3 (7.1)
Peripheral artery disease	6 (11.3)	4 (9.5)
Chronic kidney disease	6 (11.3)	7 (16.7)
History of smoking	13 (24.5)	8 (19.1)

MI – myocardial infarction, PCI – percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG – coronary artery bypass graft,

^*p < 0.05 between LM and non-LM groups.