Table 1.
Variables used in the SYNTAX score family | Overall patients (n = 200) | Patients treated with PCI (n = 158) | Patients treated with CABG (n = 42) | p value | |
Age | 68.0 9.1 | 68.3 9.0 | 66.7 9.8 | 0.314 | |
Male | 81.0 (162) | 78.5 (124) | 90.5 (38) | 0.119 | |
Body mass index (kg/) | 28.5 5.3 | 28.7 5.5 | 27.9 4.6 | 0.385 | |
Diabetes | 31.0 (62) | 32.3 (51) | 26.2 (11) | 0.574 | |
Medically treated diabetes | 28.5 (57) | 29.1 (46) | 26.2 (11) | 0.848 | |
Insulin | 8.5 (17) | 10.1 (16) | 2.4 (1) | 0.131 | |
Creatinine clearance (mL/min) | 77.3 24.1 | 77.2 25.8 | 77.8 16.6 | 0.886 | |
LVEF (%) | 54.7 9.0 | 54.4 9.2 | 55.9 8.2 | 0.351 | |
COPD | 10 (20) | 10.1 (16) | 9.5 (4) | 1.000 | |
PVD | 9.0 (18) | 9.5 (15) | 7.1 (3) | 0.770 | |
Previous stroke | 6.0 (12) | 6.3 (10) | 4.8 (2) | 1.000 | |
Current smoker | 21.0 (42) | 21.5 (34) | 19.0 (8) | 0.833 | |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.9 1.8 | 13.8 1.8 | 14.1 1.6 | 0.469 | |
WBC ( cells/L) * | 7.6 1.9 | 7.7 1.9 | 7.1 2.2 | 0.097 | |
Anatomical SYNTAX score | 24.1 9.6 | 21.7 8.4 | 33.0 8.4 | 0.001 | |
Functional SYNTAX score | 22.3 10.4 | 20.2 9.2 | 30.5 10.4 | 0.001 |
Data are presented as mean standard deviation, or percentage (number). CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; WBC, white blood cell. *The value of WBC are missing in 5 patients.