Table 1.
Baseline Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | CABG | PCI | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 4547 | 8620 | |
| Age, yr | < 0.001 | ||
| 66-69 | 874 (19.2) | 1370 (15.9) | |
| 70-74 | 1279 (28.1) | 2063 (23.9) | |
| 75-79 | 1330 (29.3) | 2298 (26.7) | |
| ≥ 80-up | 1064 (23.4) | 2889 (33.5) | |
| Men | 3028 (66.6) | 4838 (56.1) | < 0.001 |
| Race | 0.009 | ||
| White | 4045 (89.0) | 7532 (87.4) | |
| Black | 298 (6.6) | 692 (8.0) | |
| Other | 204 (4.5) | 396 (4.6) | |
| Year | < 0.001 | ||
| 2001 | 581 (12.8) | 1033 (12.0) | |
| 2002 | 653 (14.4) | 1051 (12.2) | |
| 2003 | 660 (14.5) | 1143 (13.3) | |
| 2004 | 636 (14.0) | 1227 (14.2) | |
| 2005 | 607 (13.4) | 1301 (15.1) | |
| 2006 | 778 (17.1) | 1509 (17.5) | |
| 2007 | 632 (13.9) | 1356 (15.7) | |
| Comorbid conditions | |||
| Congestive heart failure | 2569 (56.5) | 4719 (54.7) | 0.05 |
| Dysrhythmia | 3012 (66.2) | 4636 (53.8) | < 0.001 |
| Myocardial infarction | 2191 (48.2) | 4526 (52.5) | < 0.001 |
| Cardiac (other) | 2653 (58.4) | 4198 (48.7) | < 0.001 |
| CVA/TIA | 1599 (35.2) | 2224 (25.8) | < 0.001 |
| PVD | 2361 (51.9) | 4390 (50.9) | 0.28 |
| Anemia | 2256 (49.6) | 3626 (42.1) | < 0.001 |
| Cancer | 631(13.9) | 1302 (15.1) | 0.06 |
| COPD | 1656 (36.4) | 2808 (32.6) | < 0.001 |
| Diabetes | 2559 (56.3) | 4567 (53.0) | < 0.001 |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 512 (11.3) | 1016 (11.8) | 0.37 |
| Hypertension | 4337 (95.4) | 8181 (94.9) | 0.23 |
| Liver disease | 91 (2.0) | 153 (1.8) | 0.36 |
Values are n (%).
ASHD, atherosclerotic heart disease; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA/TIA, cerebrovascular accident/transient ischemic attack; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.