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. 2016 Sep 5;113(35-36):597–603. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0597

Table 2. Preoperative patient characteristics before and after PS matching* (modified according to [16]).

All patients (n = 1282) PS-matched patients (n = 788)
Clampless _OPCAB (n = 395) cCABG _(n = 887) z-difference Clampless _OPCAB (n = 394) cCABG _(n = 394) z-difference
Age (years) 69.3 ± 9.1 67.5 ± 9.4 3.24 69.3 ± 9.1 69.0 ± 8.9 0.46
Male (%) 78.2 77.9 0.13 78.2 77.9 0.09
BMI (kg/m²) 27.8 ± 4.2 28.3 ± 4.5 −1.83 27.8 ± 4.2 28.0 ± 4.2 −0.60
Left main artery disease (%) 25.3 25.5 −0.06 25.1 24.9 0.08
LVEF (%) 56.7 ± 12.3 55.4 ± 14.1 1.64  56.6 ± 12.2 56.9 ± 13.3 −0.28
Preoperative myocardial infarction (%) 27.1 35.7 −3.14 27.2 26.7 0.16
Hypertension (%) 82.3 84.1 −0.80 82.2 82.2 0
Diabetes mellitus (%) 22.8 31.7 −3.39 22.8 19.8 1.05 
COPD (%) 5.8 7.1 −0.88 5.8 6.1 −0.15
Renal insufficiency (%) 0.8 1.2 −0.86 0.8 0.3 1.16
Stroke (%) 1.0 2.4 −2.03 1.0 1.8 −0.95
PAOD (%) 11.9 11.4 0.26 11.7 14.7 −1.27
Previous cardiac surgeries (n) 0.05 ± 0.26 0.08 ± 0.39 −1.56 0.05 ± 0.26 0.06 ± 0.27 −0.80
Urgency (%)
Elective
Urgent
Emergency
Last resort
91.9
2.5
5.3
0.3
81.0
9.8
8.7
0.6
−4.82
91.9
2.5
5.3
0.3
92.4
2.3
4.8
0.5
0.25
Preoperative IABP (%) 1.0 1.5 −0.71 1.0 1.0 0

*Mean ± standard deviation is given for continuous patient characteristics. Relative frequency as a percentage is given for categorical patient characteristics.

BMI. body mass index; cCABG. conventional CABG; CABG. coronary artery bypass grafting; COPD. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IABP. intra-aortic balloon pump; clampless OPCAB. clampless off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting; LVEF. left-ventricular ejection fraction; PAOD. peripheral arterial occlusive disease; PS. propensity score