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. 2015 Mar 20;128(6):784–789. doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.152620

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

Parameters Moderate contrast volume (n = 712) High contrast volume (n = 220)


Rosuvastatin (n = 357) Control (n = 355) P Rosuvastatin (n = 118) Control (n = 102) P
Age (years) 61.8 ± 8.5 61.4 ± 8.7 0.907 61.0 ± 9.2 61.5 ± 8.1 0.571
Men, n (%) 244 (68.3) 263 (74.1) 0.091 87 (73.7) 76 (74.5) 0.895
Risk factors, n (%)
 Body mass index 25.5 ± 2.9 25.5 ± 2.8 0.732 25.6 ± 2.9 26.1 ± 2.5 0.384
 Current smoker 114 (31.9) 122 (34.4) 0.383 41 (34.7) 43 (42.2) 0.269
Diabetes history, n (%)
 <5 years 187 (52.4) 197 (55.5) 0.598 60 (50.8) 48 (47.1) 0.507
 5–10 years 71 (19.9) 71 (20.0) 27 (22.9) 20 (19.6)
 ≥10 years 99 (27.7) 87 (24.5) 31 (26.3) 34 (33.3)
Hypertension, n (%) 255 (71.4) 270 (76.1) 0.247 96 (81.4) 73 (71.6) 0.086
Prior MI, n (%) 92 (25.8) 74 (20.8) 0.120 33 (28.0) 25 (24.5) 0.562
CAD family history, n (%) 21 (5.9) 18 (5.1) 0.634 8 (6.8) 6 (5.9) 0.786
Hypercholesteremia, n (%) 28 (7.8) 21 (5.9) 0.310 7 (5.9) 2 (2.0) 0.138
Hypertriglyceridemia, n (%) 35 (9.8) 30 (8.5) 0.531 13 (11.0) 8 (7.8) 0.424
Clinical presentation
 Acute coronary syndromes, n (%) 304 (85.2) 300 (84.7) 0.810 102 (86.4) 87 (85.3) 0.807
 SBP, mm Hg 138.8 ± 20.8 140.9 ± 21.2 0.561 143.3 ± 20.1 144.0 ± 26.1 0.206
 DBP, mm Hg 81.2 ± 13.0 81.7 ± 13.7 0.861 85.0 ± 12.7 83.3 ± 14.4 0.383
NYHA class, n (%)
 Class I 292 (81.8) 290 (81.7) 0.852 101 (85.6) 86 (84.3) 0.593
 Class II 59 (16.5) 57 (16.1) 16 (13.6) 16 (15.7)
 Class III 6 (1.7) 8 (2.3) 1 (0.8) 0 (0)
Ejection fraction, % 62.1 ± 8.8 62.4 ± 8.0 0.095 61.9 ± 8.8 62.1 ± 8.7 0.859
Procedural results
 Diseased vessel number, n (%)
  0 5 (1.4) 10 (2.8) 0.254 3 (2.5) 2 (2.0) 0.880
  1 60 (16.8) 69 (19.4) 16 (13.6) 12 (11.8)
  ≥2 292 (81.8) 276 (77.7) 99 (83.9) 88 (86.3)
 PCI, n (%) 328 (91.9) 317 (89.3) 0.238 102 (86.4) 90 (88.2) 0.690
 Contrast volume, ml 212.1 ± 22.6 210.7 ± 22.1 0.210 347.2 ± 86.1 343.2 ± 67.3 0.336
Medications, n (%)
 ACEI 241 (67.5) 223 (62.8) 0.189 88 (74.6) 69 (67.6) 0.257
 ARB 83 (23.2) 87 (24.5) 0.694 18 (15.3) 29 (28.4) 0.041
 Antibiotic 78 (21.8) 65 (18.3) 0.239 33 (28.0) 18 (17.6) 0.070
 Insulin 125 (35.0) 118 (33.2) 0.618 38 (32.2) 40 (35.71) 0.574
 Diuretic 78 (21.8) 71 (20.0) 0.544 28 (23.7) 23 (22.5) 0.836
 Calcium antagonist 136 (38.1) 137 (38.6) 0.892 55 (46.6) 46 (45.1) 0.822
 β-bloker 291 (81.5) 286 (80.6) 0.747 100 (84.7) 84 (82.4) 0.632
 Heparin 260 (72.8) 277 (78.0) 0.107 92 (78.0) 88 (86.3) 0.111
 Digitalis 38 (10.6) 33 (9.3) 0.548 12 (10.2) 12 (11.8) 0.705
 Hydration 189 (52.9) 190 (53.5) 0.877 77 (65.3) 65 (63.7) 0.813

Data were expressed as n (%) or mean ± SD. MI: Myocardial infarction; CAD: Coronary artery disease; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; NYHA: New York Heart Association; PCI: Percutanenous coronary intervention; ACEI: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: Angiotensin receptor II blocker; SD: Standard deviation.