Table 1.
Characteristics, past medical and medication histories of conservative group and surgical group
| Variable | Conservative (n=130) | Surgery (n=28) | p-value |
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| Age | 61.62±15.65 | 69.00±15.01 | 0.024 |
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| Sex (male) | 89: 41 (68.5) | 23: 5 (82.1) | 0.148 |
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| Comorbidity | |||
| HTN | 53 (40.8) | 16 (57.1) | 0.113 |
| DM | 33 (25.4) | 7 (25.0) | 0.966 |
| Heart disease | 13 (10.0) | 4 (14.3) | 0.506 |
| Prev. infarction | 6 (4.6) | 5 (17.9) | 0.026 |
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| Anti-PLT | 18 (13.8) | 5 (17.9) | 0.563 |
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| Anticoagulant | 1 (0.8) | 1 (3.6) | 0.324 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%) unless otherwise indicated. HTN: hypertension, DM: diabetes mellitus, PLT: platelet