Table 1. Baseline characteristics.
| Characteristics | Paclitaxel-eluting stent (n=111) | Sirolimus-eluting stent (n=106) | Control bare metal stent (n=57) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60.1±10.2 | 59.7±10.6 | 58.5±9.6 | 0.6 |
| Men | 61.3 | 67 | 66.7 | 0.6 |
| Diabetes | 28.8 | 34.9 | 26.3 | 0.5 |
| Current Smoker | 19.8 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 0.9 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 71.2 | 76.4 | 75.4 | 0.7 |
| Hypertension | 83.8 | 88.7 | 86 | 0.6 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 27.9 | 34 | 38.6 | 0.4 |
| Previous coronary surgery | 9 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Previous coronary angioplasty | 15.3 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 0.9 |
| Previous stroke | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Clinical presentation | 0.9 | |||
| Silent ischemia | 3.6 | 5.7 | 8.8 | |
| Stable angina | 65.8 | 63.2 | 64.9 | |
| Unstable angina | 24.3 | 25.5 | 22.8 | |
| Recent myocardial infarction | 6.3 | 5.7 | 3.5 | |
| Coronary artery disease | 0.9 | |||
| Single-vessel | 63.1 | 64.8 | 57.9 | |
| Double-vessel | 24.3 | 24.8 | 28.1 | |
| Triple-vessel | 12.6 | 10.5 | 14 | |
| Target vessel | 0.1 | |||
| Right coronary artery | 33.3 | 25.5 | 15.8 | |
| Left circumflex | 44.1 | 56.6 | 57.9 | |
| Left anterior descending | 22.5 | 17.9 | 26.3 | |
| Vessel reference diameter (mm) | 2.72±0.49 | 2.72±0.48 | 2.69±0.50 | 0.9 |
| Lesion length (mm) | 12.5±5.4 | 12.0±5.1 | 12.2±4.7 | 0.8 |
Numbers are percentages or means ± standard deviation.