Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the analyzable registry sample (N = 1045).
| Age, years | 63.6 ± 10.7 |
| Men, n (%) | 774 (74.1) |
| History of | |
| Myocardial infarction | 225 (21.5) |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | 79 (7.6) |
| Coronary artery bypass graft surgery | 5 (0.5) |
| Diabetes | 237 (22.7) |
| Non-insulin-dependent | 204 (19.5) |
| Insulin-dependent | 33 (3.2) |
| Hypertension | 629 (60.2) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 376 (36.0) |
| Smoker | 444 (42.5) |
| No. of diseased vessels | |
| 1 | 1013 (73.6) |
| 2 | 290 (21.1) |
| 3 | 73 (5.3) |
| Indications for index procedure | |
| Angina | |
| Stable | 199 (19.0) |
| Unstable | 816 (78.1) |
| Silent myocardial ischemia | 30 (2.9) |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction | 59.7 ± 9.8 |
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or n (%).