Table 1.
Patient demographics.
| Variable | Patients, n (%) | <25 mm lesion length, n (%) | ≥25 mm lesion length, n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 111 (100%) | 49 (44.1%) | 62 (55.8%) | — | |
| Number of lesions | 127 (100%) | 58 (45.7%) | 69 (54.3%) | — | |
| Number of DES used | 160 (100%) | 65 (40.6%) | 95 (59.4%) | — | |
| Age (years) | 64.9 ± 11.6 | 64.8 ± 12.3 | 65.0 ± 11.0 | 0.942 | |
| Male gender | 82 (73.9%) | 35 (71.4%) | 47 (75.8%) | 0.602 | |
| Diabetes | 50 (45.0%) | 19 (38.8%) | 31 (50.0%) | 0.238 | |
| Hypertension | 79 (71.2%) | 30 (61.2%) | 49 (79.0%) | 0.040 | |
| Renal insufficiency | 6 (5.4%) | 3 (6.1%) | 3 (4.8%) | 0.766 | |
| Dialysis dependence | 1 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0.372 | |
| STEMI | 9 (8.1%) | 2 (4.1%) | 7 (11.3%) | 0.257 | |
| NSTEMI | 14 (12.6%) | 8 (16.3%) | 6 (9.7%) | ||
| Region | Europe | 71 (64.0%) | 29 (59.2%) | 42 (67.7%) | 0.351 |
| Asia | 40 (36.0%) | 20 (40.8%) | 20 (32.3%) | ||