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. 2011 Aug 31;6(8):e24232. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024232

Table 4. Baseline characteristics of the patients with CAD followed up.

Characteristic CT group(n = 137) NCT group(n = 271) p value
age(year) 68±8.9 66±10.6 0. 163
female gender 74(54.0) 85(31.4) <0. 001
medical history
hypertention 112(81.8) 194(71.6) 0. 025
diabetes mellitus 32(23.4) 82(30.3) 0. 142
hyperlipemia 21(15.3) 59(21.8) 0. 122
cigarette smoking 33(24.1) 112(41.3) 0. 001
heart failure 29(21.2) 52(19.2) 0. 636
previous myocardial infarction 33(24.1) 68(25.1) 0. 824
previous coronary revascularization
PCI 86(62. 8) 177(65.3) 0. 613
Coronary-artery bypass grafting 2(1.5) 3(1.1) 0. 760
No. of vessel (≥50% stenosis)
One vessel 71(51.8) 119(43.9) 0.130
Two vessel 37(27.0) 64(23.6) 0.454
Three vessel 29(21.2) 88(32.5) 0.017
asprin therapy 115(83.9) 228(84.1) 0. 960
clopidogrel therapy 135(98.5) 267(98.5) 0. 990
statin therapy 75(54.7) 138(50.9) 0. 465
beta-blockers therapy 66(48.2) 127(46.9) 0. 802
calcium channel blocker 72(52.6) 136(50.2) 0.651
ACEI/ARB therapy 78(56.9) 142(52.4) 0. 385