Table 2. Selected patient characteristics in the BITA group RGEA vs. SVG.

	Quintile I			Quintile II			Quintile III			Quintile IV			Quintile V
	RGEA (n=6)	SVG (n=54)		RGEA (n=11)	SVG (n=47)		RGEA (n=14)	SVG (n=45)		RGEA (n=27)	SVG (n=32)		RGEA (n=35)	SVG (n=25)
Mean age (y)	57.2	62		56.3	60		57.2	58.6		56.8	55.5		50.7	48
Men (%)	17	9		0	17		14	7		11	16		11	4
History of infarction (%)	50	63		91*	49		50	56		41	44		37	56
Hypertension (%)	33	44		36	45		79*	40		41	47		45	60
Diabetes (%)	50	21		9	13		14*	0		7	18		3	4
Hyperlipidemia (%)	83	61		45	36		57	51		59	59		31	60*
History of smoking (%)	33	25		45	25		42	55		63	72		97	92
Family history (%)	33	35		36	34		28	35		67	59		63	64
BMI >25 (%)	50	44		27	19		35	40		11	16		9	9
PVD (%)	50	46		9	10		0	4		0	3		0	0
Urgent status (%)	0	24		18	21		21	31		33	31		49	32
Ejection fraction <50%	7	42		7	41		19	58		36	47		55	35

Patients are grouped in quintiles according to a balancing (propensity) score. *Denotes a significant difference (P<0.05) for this stratum; BMI, body mass index; PVD, peripheral vascular disease