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. 2017 Mar 24;7:45023. doi: 10.1038/srep45023

Table 1. Baseline and procedural characteristics of patients in the hydration and non-hydration groups.

Characteristics Total (N = 17139) Hydration (N = 7901) Non-hydration (N = 9238) P value
Age (years) 60.33 ± 10.38 60.24 ± 10.31 60.41 ± 10.44 0.285
Age >75 years, n (%) 1139 (6.8) 505 (6.5) 634 (7.0) 0.228
Female, n (%) 6117 (35.7) 2829 (35.8) 3288 (35.6) 0.783
Weight (kg) 69.16 ± 10.71 70.05 ± 11.02 68.41 ± 10.38 <0.0001
Previous history
History of hypertension, n (%) 9528 (55.6) 4619 (58.5) 4909 (53.1) <0.0001
History of diabetes mellitus, n (%) 3441 (20.1) 1778 (22.5) 1663 (18.0) <0.0001
Prior MI, n (%) 1187 (6.9) 646 (8.2) 541 (5.9) <0.0001
Pre-existing renal disease, n (%) 239 (1.4) 185 (2.3) 54 (0.6) <0.0001
Family history of CAD, n (%) 1185 (6.9) 660 (8.4) 525 (5.7) <0.0001
Prior cardiac catheterization, n (%) 1749 (10.2) 864 (10.9) 885 (9.6) 0.003
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 134.20 ± 18.46 135.04 ± 18.66 133.47 ± 18.25 <0.0001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 80.21 ± 11.48 81.31 ± 11.75 79.27 ± 11.16 <0.0001
Preoperative metformin, n (%) 319 (1.9) 168 (2.1) 151 (1.6) 0.018
LVEF < 35%, n (%) 158 (0.9) 70 (0.9) 88 (1.0) 0.628
LVEF <45%, n (%) 717 (4.2) 302 (3.8) 315 (4.6) 0.025
Clinical presentation
STEMI, n (%) 1890 (11.0) 1023 (12.9) 867 (9.4) <0.0001
NSTEMI, n (%) 833 (4.9) 375 (4.7) 458 (5.0) 0.521
Unstable angina, n (%) 8689 (50.7) 4610 (58.3) 4079 (44.2) <0.0001
Stable angina, n (%) 2039 (11.9) 628 (7.9) 1411 (15.3) <0.0001
Others, n (%) 3912 (22.8) 1388 (17.6) 2524 (27.3) <0.0001
TC (mmol/L) 4.51 ± 1.17 4.57 ± 1.17 4.46 ± 1.17 <0.0001
TG (mmol/L) 1.69 ± 0.95 1.72 ± 0.98 1.66 ± 0.91 <0.0001
Contrast dose (mL) 124.80 ± 72.88 140.38 ± 80.59 111.49 ± 62.57 <0.0001
Coronary artery features
Normal, n (%) 3044 (17.8) 1036 (13.1) 2008 (21.7) <0.0001
Single-vessel disease, n (%) 6756 (39.4) 2943 (37.2) 3813 (41.3) <0.0001
Multi-vessel disease, n (%) 7339 (42.8) 3922 (49.6) 3417 (37.0) <0.0001
Left main disease, n (%) 1456 (8.5) 809 (10.2) 647 (7.0) <0.0001
Left anterior descending branch, n (%) 11,142 (65.0) 5434 (68.8) 5708 (61.8) <0.0001
Left circumflex artery, n (%) 6478 (37.8) 3354 (42.5) 3124 (33.8) <0.0001
Right coronary artery, n (%) 6534 (38.1) 3359 (42.5) 3175 (34.4) <0.0001
Stents implanted, n (%) 8287 (48.4) 4078 (51.6) 4209 (45.6) <0.0001
Number of stents implanted 1.68 ± 0.76 1.69 ± 0.76 1.67 ± 0.76 0.302

Abbreviations: MI, myocardial infarction; CAD, coronary artery disease; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; STEMI, acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction; TC, total cholesterol; TG, total triglyceride.