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. 2015 Jan 8;2015:270508. doi: 10.1155/2015/270508

Table 2.

Patient characteristics by in-hospital AT therapy.

No Antiplatelet Single antiplatelet Dual antiplatelet
No AC AC No AC AC No AC AC
n = 8 n = 109 n = 12 n = 1000 n = 10 n = 4155
Age (mean ± std) 63.8 ± 13.48 63.1 ± 15.25 68.4 ± 16.87 64.7 ± 12.50 66.9 ± 10.93 64.1 ± 12.25
Male 37.5% 67.9% 58.3% 68.4% 80.0% 74.2%
Caucasian 87.5% 91.7% 91.7% 88.2% 100.0% 89.7%
Body Mass Index (mean ± std) 29.5 ± 4.18 28.9 ± 6.29 27.4 ± 5.93 30.0 ± 10.04 32.2 ± 7.44 29.7 ± 7.55
Family history of early CVD 50.0% 36.7% 33.3% 39.7% 40.0% 45.3%
Smoking history 25.0% 13.8% 16.7% 15.2% 10.0% 16.4%
Prior MI 25.0% 7.3% 0.0% 13.8% 0.0% 17.5%
Comorbidities
 COPD 0.0% 8.3% 25.0% 7.6% 0.0% 7.5%
 CVA 0.0% 5.5% 8.3% 5.1% 0.0% 3.8%
 Diabetes 12.5% 21.1% 16.7% 26.5% 30.0% 25.9%
 Heart failure 25.0% 25.7% 33.3% 31.8% 10.0% 22.6%
 Hypercoagulability 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
 Hyperlipidemia 37.5% 57.8% 58.3% 60.3% 50.0% 66.2%
 Hypertension 50.0% 65.1% 75.0% 62.6% 90.0% 66.0%
 Major bleeding or ICH 0.0% 2.8% 8.3% 2.8% 0.0% 1.9%
 Renal failure 0.0% 7.3% 0.0% 8.2% 20.0% 6.4%
 Valve disease 0.0% 11.9% 0.0% 9.2% 10.0% 9.0%
 VTE 0.0% 9.2% 0.0% 9.1% 10.0% 5.7%
AF
 No AF 75.0% 81.7% 58.3% 72.5% 90.0% 85.1%
 Prior but not current 12.5% 6.4% 16.7% 3.8% 0.0% 4.2%
 Prior and current 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 6.6% 10.0% 4.2%
 New onset 12.5% 3.7% 25.0% 17.1% 0.0% 6.5%
Charlson Comorbidity Index (mean ± std) 5.6 ± 3.74 6.0 ± 3.72 8.2 ± 5.02 6.5 ± 4.05 6.6 ± 5.60 5.9 ± 3.82
Mechanical value 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.2%
Presentation
 Unstable angina 25.0% 65.1% 41.7% 44.2% 20.0% 40.0%
 STEMI 0.0% 9.2% 16.7% 8.2% 30.0% 14.6%
 Non-STEMI 75.0% 25.7% 41.7% 47.6% 50.0% 45.4%
In-hospital procedures
 PCI without stent 0.0% 4.6% 0.0% 6.1% 0.0% 5.3%
 PCI with bare metal stent 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 2.5% 20.0% 27.2%
 PCI with drug eluting stent 0.0% 14.7% 0.0% 6.8% 60.0% 58.4%
 CABG 0.0% 11.0% 8.3% 39.0% 0.0% 2.9%
Number of vessels with CAD
 None 50.0% 33.0% 33.3% 22.4% 10.0% 3.9%
 Single 12.5% 25.7% 16.7% 18.7% 50.0% 42.0%
 Multiple 37.5% 41.3% 50.0% 58.9% 40.0% 54.1%
Hospital length of stay (mean ± std) 10.8 ± 7.14 4.8 ± 6.46 3.0 ± 1.91 7.3 ± 7.86 2.2 ± 1.40 3.4 ± 4.54

Note: AC: anticoagulant; CVD: cardiovascular disease; MI: myocardial infarction; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA: cerebral vascular accident; ICH: intracranial hemorrhage; VTE: vascular thrombus event; AF: atrial fibrillation; STEMI: ST elevated myocardial infarction; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG: coronary artery bypass graph; CAD: coronary artery disease.