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Table 1. Baseline characteristics of octogenarians undergoing transradial (TRI) and transfemoral intervention (TFI).

Characteristics All patients Propensity score-matched patients
TRI, n = 184 (%) TFI, n = 70 (%) p TRI, n = 48 (%) TFI, n = 48 (%) p
Age, year* 82.1 ± 2.6 81.6 ± 1.7 0.171 81.9 ± 2.2 81.7 ± 1.9 0.593
Female 59 (32.1) 23 (32.9) 0.904 16 (33.3) 18 (37.5) 0.670
Medical history of
 Myocardial infarction 41 (22.3) 27 (38.6) 0.014 16 (33.3) 18 (37.5) 0.670
 Prior CABG 2 (1.1) 16 (22.9) < 0.001 2 (4.2) 4 (8.3) 0.677
 Prior PCI 39 (21.2) 20 (28.6) 0.214 14 (29.2) 13 (27.1) 0.820
 Stroke 14 (7.6)0 7 (10.0) 0.813 7 (14.6) 7 (14.6) 1
 Diabetes mellitus 44 (23.9) 21 (30.0) 0.321 12 (25.0) 12 (25.0) 1
 Hypertension 119 (64.7) 50 (71.4) 0.308 31 (64.6) 30 (62.5) 0.832
 Hyperlipidemia 87 (47.3) 28 (40.0) 0.297 17 (35.4) 16 (33.3) 0.830
Diagnosis
 STEMI 41 (22.3) 20 (28.6) 0.294 15 (31.2) 18 (37.5) 0.519
 NSTEMI 12 (6.5)0 4 (5.7) 0.536 3 (6.2) 3 (6.2) 1
 Unstable angina 84 (45.7) 28 (40.0) 0.418 21 (43.8) 17 (35.4) 0.404
 Stable angina 44 (23.9) 18 (25.7) 0.765 8 (16.7) 10 (20.8) 0.601
 Others 3 (1.6) 0 (0) 0.671 1 (2.1) 0 (0)0. 1
LVEF, %* 60.1 ± 9.3 56.8 ± 7.6 0.004 57.2 ± 9.8 56.7 ± 7.8 0.817
LVEF < 50% 22 (12.0) 10 (14.3) 0.617 10 (20.8) 7 (14.6) 0.423
Hemoglobin, g/L* 125.4 ± 15.2 125.5 ± 18.8 0.971 129.6 ± 15.6 124.0 ± 19.7 0.138
Creatinine, μmol/L* 90.8 ± 35.1 93.9 ± 20.3 0.572 87.1 ± 21.5 93.6 ± 24.2 0.272
GP IIb/IIIa usage 7 (3.8) 2 (2.9) 0.715 3 (6.2) 2 (4.2) 1
LMWH usage 120 (65.2) 46 (65.7) 0.941 36 (75.0) 30 (62.5) 0.186
Fondaparinux sodium usage 4 (2.2) 4 (5.7) 0.221 2 (4.2) 2 (4.2) 1

CABG, coronary arterial bypass grafting; GP, glycoprotein; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; LVEF, left ventricle ejection fraction; NSTEMI, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SD, standard deviation; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

* Presented as mean ± SD.