Table 1. Baseline Characteristics According to Degree of Ischemia (n = 503).

	Mild ischemia n = 230 (46%)	Mod /Sev ischemia n = 273 (54%)	P
Mean age (years) (SD)	69 (± 11)	68 (± 11)	0.18
Age > 65 years	148 (64%)	165 (60%)	0.41
Male gender	182 (79%)	215 (79%)	1.00
Hypertension	198 (86%)	225 (82%)	0.27
Hyperlipidemia	187 (81%)	212 (78%)	0.19
Diabetes	79 (34%)	85 (31%)	0.45
History of smoking	131 (57%)	168 (62%)	0.32
Previous MI	93 (40%)	113 (41%)	0.86
Previous CVA	31 (13%)	25 (9%)	0.15
Previous TIA	8 (3%)	8 (3%)	0.80
PVD	39 (17%)	56 (21%)	0.36
Chronic renal failure	19 (8%)	31 (11%)	0.30
Mean creatinine (SD)	1.3 mg/dL (± 0.8 mg/dL)	1.3 mg/dL (± 0.7 mg/dL)	0.87
Dialysis	5 (2%)	2 (1%)	0.26
Atrial fibrillation/flutter	47 (20%)	39 (14%)	0.07
Prior revascularization	109 (47%)	110 (40%)	0.13
Aspirin	175 (76%)	205 (75%)	0.75
Clopidogrel	49 (21%)	51 (19%)	0.50
Warfarin	33 (14%)	20 (7%)	0.01
Betablocker	157 (68%)	177 (65%)	0.39
ACE inh/ARB	125 (54%)	142 (52%)	0.59
Statin	160 (70%)	181 (66%)	0.44
Diuretic (loop or thiazide)	70 (30%)	86 (32%)	0.85
Aldosterone antagonist	6 (3%)	6 (2%)	0.78
Calcium channel blocker	44 (19%)	61 (22%)	0.44
Digoxin	16 (7%)	10 (4%)	0.11
Echo
EF (mean, SD)	58% (14)	58% (13)	0.78
EF > 50%	168 (73%)	201 (74%)	0.68
WMA	115 (50%)	127 (47%)	0.47
≤ 3 segments	25 (11%)	21 (9%)	0.33
≤ 6 segments	37 (16%)	46 (17%)	0.59
> 6 segments	36 (16%)	42 (15%)	0.78
Diffusely hypokinetic	17 (7%)	18 (7%)	1.00
Nuclear
Summed Rest Score	16 (± 9)	12 (± 7)	< 0.001
Summed Stress Score	19 (± 9)	18 (± 7)	0.53
Summed Difference Score	3 (± 3)	7 (± 4)	< 0.001
Revascularization	79 (34%)	167 (61%)	< 0.001
Death	31 (13%)	33 (12%)	0.69