TABLE 1.
PES (n=512) | BMS (n=722) | P | |
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Age, years (mean ± SD) | 63±2 | 65±12 | N/A |
Female sex, n (%) | 150 (29) | 224 (31) | 0.5 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 138 (27) | 186 (26) | 0.6 |
Non-insulin-dependent | 92 (18) | 122 (17) | 0.62 |
Insulin-dependent | 46 (9) | 64 (9) | 0.9 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 348 (68) | 505 (70) | 0.5 |
Current cigarette smoking, n (%) | 115 (22) | 160 (22) | 0.9 |
Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 390 (76) | 584 (81) | 0.05 |
Previous myocardial infarction, n (%) | 297 (58) | 488 (68) | 0.001 |
Previous PTCA, n (%) | 78 (15) | 88 (12) | 0.1 |
Previous CABG, n (%) | 64 (13) | 83 (12) | 0.6 |
Multivessel disease, n (%) | 269 (53) | 353 (49) | 0.2 |
Inpatient referral, n (%) | 272 (53) | 422 (59) | 0.1 |
Clinical presentation, n (%) | |||
Stable angina | 205 (40) | 219 (30) | 0.0004 |
Unstable angina/NSTEMI | 307 (60) | 503 (70) |
CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting; N/A Not applicable; NSTEMI Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; PTCA Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty