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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 13.
Published in final edited form as: Cardiology. 2015 Jan 13;130(2):69–81. doi: 10.1159/000368221

TABLE 2.

Comparison of STICH Hypothesis 1 Patients with vs. without Genetic Data

Characteristic No Genetic Data (n=604) Genetic Data (n=532) P Value
Age, median (25th, 75th), yrs. 57.8 (52.5, 65.8) 61.2 (54.8, 69.1) <0.001
Female, no. (%) 67 (11.1%) 72 (13.5%) 0.210
White race 281 (46.5%) 476 (89.5%) <0.001
Minority (Hispanic or racial minority) 347 (57.5%) 66 (12.4%) <0.001
BMI 26.1 (23.3, 29.5) 27.4 (24.5, 30.2) <0.001
Previous MI, no. (%) 460 (76.2%) 410 (77.1%) 0.718
Previous stroke, no. (%) 29 (4.8%) 56 (10.5%) <0.001
Diabetes, no. (%) 229 (37.9%) 226 (42.5%) 0.117
Hypertension, no. (%) 353 (58.4%) 338 (63.5%) 0.080
Hyperlipidemia, no. (%) 313 (51.8%) 361 (68.0%) <0.001
Current smoker 128 (21.2%) 100 (18.8%) 0.308
Chronic renal insufficiency, no. (%) 39 (6.5%) 48 (9.0%) 0.105
Peripheral vascular disease 86 (14.2%) 89 (16.7%) 0.246
Atrial fibrillation/flutter 58 (9.6%) 85 (16.0%) 0.001
Previous PCI, no. (%) 55 (9.1%) 82 (15.4%) 0.001
Previous CABG, no. (%) 20 (3.3%) 16 (3.0%) 0.771
Current CCS angina class, no. (%) <0.001
 No angina 175 (29.0%) 242 (45.5%)
 I 80 (13.2%) 94 (17.7%)
 II 322 (53.3%) 170 (32.0%)
 III 21 (3.5%) 22 (4.1%)
 IV 6 (1.0%) 4 (0.8%)
Current NYHA heart failure class, no. (%) 0.012
 I 58 (9.6%) 73 (13.7%)
 II 304 (50.3%) 281 (52.8%)
 III 230 (38.1%) 161 (30.3%)
 IV 12 (2.0%) 17 (3.2%)
Creatinine 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 0.587
Risk at randomization 10.5 (5.0, 19.0) 13.0 (5.0, 20.0) 0.027
No. of diseased vessels (≥75% stenosis), no. (%) 0.151
 1 136 (22.5%) 143 (26.9%)
 2 236 (39.1%) 197 (37.1%)
 3 232(38.4%) 191 (36.0%)
Left main (≥50% stenosis), no. (%) 14 (2.3%) 16 (3.0%) 0.466
Proximal LAD (≥75% stenosis), no. (%) 432 (71.5%) 333(62.7%) 0.002
LV ejection fraction, median (25th, 75th), % 28.0 (22.9, 34.0) 27.0 (22.0, 33.4) 0.260
ESVI, median (25th, 75th), mL/m2 76.6 (58.4, 97.0) 81.8 (63.0, 105.3) 0.005
Mitral regurgitation 0.326
 None or trace 197 (32.7%) 207 (39.1%)
 Mild (≤2+) 306 (50.7%) 218 (41.1%)
 Moderate or severe 100 (16.6%) 105 (19.8%)
Region, no. (%) <0.001
 Europe 312 (51.7%) 319 (60.0%)
 US 33 (5.5%) 74 (13.9%)
 Canada 22 (3.6%) 89 (16.7%)
 Other 237 (39.2%) 50 (9.4%)
Cardiovascular Medications
  Beta blocker 497 (82.3%) 471 (88.5%) 0.003
  ACE inhibitor or ARB 518 (85.8%) 494 (92.9%) <0.001
  Statin 471 (78.0%) 444 (83.5%) 0.020
  Antiarrhythmic 64 (10.6%) 55 (10.3%) 0.888
  Digoxin 129 (21.4%) 98 (18.4%) 0.217
  Aspirin or Warfarin 523 (86.6%) 479 (90.0%) 0.072
  Clopidogrel 139 (23.0%) 63(11.8%) <0.001
  Diuretic 419 (69.4%) 434 (81.6%) <0.001
  Nitrate 364 (60.3%) 245 (46.1%) <0.001
Previous ICD 7 (1.2%) 18 (3.4%) 0.011
Pacemaker for heart rate 9 (1.5%) 9 (1.7%) 0.786
Pacemaker for resynchronization 4 (0.7%) 2 (0.4%) 0.690
Clinical Endpoints*
  Death 226 (37.4%) 215 (40.4%) 0.234
  Death or CV hospitalization 330 (54.6%) 379 (71.2%) <0.001
*

Comparisons based on log-rank test

BMI = body mass index; MI = myocardial infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; CCS = Canadian Cardiovascular Society; NYHA = New York Heart Association; LAD = left anterior descending; LV = left ventricular; ESVI = end systolic volume index; United States; CV = cardiovascular