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. 2026 Sep 28;23(9):602–608. doi: 10.26599/1671-5411.2026.09.005

Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

All, n = 8,939 Revascularization P-value
CABG (n = 3,510; 39.3%) PCI (n = 5,429; 60.7%)
Data are presented as median (IQR) or n (%). 1Analysis restricted to patients who underwent revascularization before January 1, 2019. *Suppressed according to CMS data policy. CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention.
Age, yrs 79.1 (74.1–83.9) 76.7 (72.6–80.9) 81.0 (75.5–85.7) < 0.001
Sex < 0.001
Male 5,511 (61.7%) 2,477 (70.67%) 3,034 (55.97%)
Female 3,428 (38.37%) 1,033 (29.47%) 2,395 (44.17%)
Race 0.18
Non-Hispanic White 7,265 (81.37%) 2,867 (81.77%) 4,398 (81.07%)
Black (or African-American) 689 (7.77%) 250 (7.17%) 439 (8.17%)
Other/Unknown 120 (1.37%) 56 (1.67%) 64 (1.27%)
Asian/Native American 240 (2.77%) 99 (2.87%) 141 (2.67%)
Hispanic 625 (7.07%) 238 (6.87%) 387 (7.17%)
Frail 7,104 (79.57%) 2,633 (75.07%) 4,471 (82.47%) < 0.001
Community dwelling1 5,890 (84.47%) 2,516 (90.77%) 3,374 (80.37%) < 0.001
Admission Urgency < 0.001
Other 3,947 (44.27%) 2,163 (61.67%) 1,784 (32.97%)
Urgent/Emergent 4,992 (55.87%) 1,347 (38.47%) 3,645 (67.17%)
Dual Eligibility 2,444 (27.37%) 793 (22.67%) 1,651 (30.47%) < 0.001
Patient Geography 0.63
Metropolitan 6,617 (74.07%) 2,608 (74.37%) 4,009 (73.87%)
Non-Metropolitan 2,322 (26.07%) 902 (25.77%) 1,420 (26.27%)
Elixhauser in-hospital mortality index 11.0 (0–23) 7.0 (−2–19) 13.0 (1–26) < 0.001
Cerebrovascular disease 1,626 (18.2%) 703 (20.0%) 923 (17.0%) < 0.001
Obesity 2,419 (27.1%) 1,107 (31.5%) 1,312 (24.2%) < 0.001
Diabetes with chronic complications 4,353 (48.7%) 1,726 (49.2%) 2,627 (48.4%) 0.01
Heart failure 4,632 (51.8%) 1,441 (41.1%) 3,191 (58.8%) < 0.001
Hypertension, complicated 6,190 (69.2%) 2,253 (64.2%) 3,937 (72.5%) < 0.001
Peripheral vascular disease 3,699 (41.4%) 1,484 (42.3%) 2,215 (40.8%) 0.17
Chronic pulmonary disease 3,335 (37.3%) 1,277 (36.4%) 2,058 (37.9%) 0.15
Renal failure 2,822 (31.6%) 981 (27.9%) 1,841 (33.9%) < 0.001