Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Variable | All patients | Vessel diameters ≤2.50 mm | Vessel diameters >2.5 mm | p value small versus large vessel diameters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 783 | 205 (26.2 %) | 578 (73.8 %) | – |
| Number of lesions | 880 | 247 | 633 | – |
| Number of BMS used | 1027 | 286 | 741 | – |
| Age (years) | 70.4 ± 12.8 | 72.5 ± 11.3 | 69.7 ± 13.1 | 0.008 |
| Male gender | 612 (78.2 %) | 155 (75.6 %) | 457 (79.1 %) | 0.303 |
| Diabetes | 197 (25.2 %) | 65 (31.7 %) | 132 (22.8 %) | 0.012 |
| Hypertension | 502 (64.1 %) | 133 (64.9 %) | 369 (63.8 %) | 0.790 |
| Cardiogenic shock | 38 (4.9 %) | 14 (6.8 %) | 24 (4.2 %) | 0.125 |
| End stage renal disease | 38 (4.9 %) | 15 (7.3 %) | 23 (4.0 %) | 0.056 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 98 (12.5 %) | 20 (9.8 %) | 78 (13.5 %) | 0.165 |
| Mechanical heart valve | 10 (1.3 %) | 2 (1.0 %) | 8 (1.4 %) | 0.655 |
| Documented DVT and/or PE | 4 (0.5 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 3 (0.5 %) | 0.957 |
| Acute coronary Syndrome (ACS) | 316 (40.4 %) | 86 (42.0 %) | 230 (39.8 %) | 0.588 |
| STEMI | 163 (20.8 %) | 46 (22.4 %) | 117 (20.2 %) | 0.506 |
| NSTEMI | 153 (19.5 %) | 40 (19.5 %) | 113 (19.6 %) | 0.991 |
DVT deep vein thrombosis, PE pulmonary embolism