Table 5.
Clinical events at follow up
| Group 1 (n = 321) | Group 2 (n = 54) | Relative risk* (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Major cardiac events | 29 (9%) | 3 (6%) | 0.81 (0.25 to 2.68) | 0.72 |
| Cardiac death | 12 (2.1%) | 2 (2.5%) | 1.48 (0.33 to 6.74) | 0.61 |
| Non-fatal MI | 15 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 0.48 (0.06 to 3.62) | 0.47 |
| Resuscitated cardiac arrest | 2 (0.3%) | 0 | NA | NA |
| Secondary cardiac events | ||||
| Unstable angina | 28 (9%) | 3 (6%) | 0.87 (0.26 to 2.87) | 0.82 |
| PCI/CABG | 74 (23%) | 7 (13%) | 0.74 (0.34 to 1.61) | 0.44 |
| Total cardiac events | 131 (40.8%) | 13 (24.1%) | 0.78 (0.44 to 1.39) | 0.40 |
*According to univariate Cox proportional regression model.
CI, confidence interval; NA, not applicable.