Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics Stratified by Appropriate Use Criteria
| CHARACTERISTICS | Total N = 300 | Appropriate N = 149 | Maybe Appropriate N = 110 | Rarely Appropriate N = 41 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (±SD) | 59 (±13.6) | 61 (±12.0) | 61 (±13.3) | 46 (±14.4) | <0.0001 |
| Female % | 54.0 | 49.7 | 55.0 | 66.7 | 0.1703 |
| BMI (±SD) | 30.8 (±5.7) | 31.3 (±5.4) | 30.8 (±6.1) | 29.2 (±5.5) | 0.1000 |
| Diabetes % | 36.2 | 43.6 | 32.4 | 16.7 | 0.0049 |
| Hyperlipidemia % | 53.6 | 60.4 | 55.9 | 23.8 | 0.0002 |
| Current Smoking % | 16.3 | 18.8 | 8.5 | 27.8 | 0.0089 |
| Hypertension % | 73.0 | 78.5 | 74.8 | 45.2 | 0.0002 |
| Known CAD % | 32.1 | 39.6 | 29.7 | 11.9 | 0.0032 |
| Prior MI % | 13.6 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 0.1793 |
| Prior PCI % | 16.9 | 22.8 | 14.4 | 2.4 | 0.0061 |
| Prior CABG % | 4.3 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 0 | 0.1058 |
| LVEF (±SD) | 61 (±10.9) | 60.3 (±12.0) | 61 (±10.7) | 62 (±6.8) | 0.4800 |
BMI, Body Mass Index; CAD, Coronary Artery Disease; LVEF, Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; CABG, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; SD, standard deviation