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. 2019 Feb 25;58(12):1681–1688. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2063-18

Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics and Preprocedural Antiplatelet/anticoagulant Agents (Normal Platelet Group vs. Thrombocytopenia Group).

Normal platelet Thrombocytopenia p
n=1,009 n=226
Age (mean years±SD) 72±10 74±9 0.024
Male (%) 741 (73.4) 169 (74.8) 0.679
Platelets (×103/μL) 222±55 122±23 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 23.4±3.7 22.6±3.5 0.001
Hypertension (%) 766 (75.9) 175 (77.4) 0.628
Diabetes mellitus (%) 442 (43.8) 120 (53.1) 0.011
Dyslipidemia (%) 671 (66.5) 137 (60.6) 0.093
Current smoking (%) 163 (16.2) 27 (11.9) 0.113
Hemodialysis (%) 103 (10.2) 73 (32.3) <0.001
Hb (g/dL) 12.6±1.8 11.6±1.7 <0.001
PCI indication
Stable AP (%) 507 (50.2) 85 (37.6) 0.003
SMI (%) 424 (42.0) 118 (52.2)
ACS (%) 78 (7.7) 23 (10.2)
Preprocedural medication
Aspirin (%) 875 (86.7) 190 (84.1) 0.296
Thienopiridine (%) 805 (79.8) 165 (73.0) 0.025
DAPT (%) 754 (74.7) 155 (68.6) 0.058
Anticoagulant (%) 86 (8.5) 32 (14.2) 0.009
Triple therapy (%) 58 (5.7) 20 (8.8) 0.083

BMI: body mass index, Hb: hemoglobin, PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention, AP: angina pectoris, SMI: silent myocardial ischemia, ACS: acute coronary syndrome, DAPT: dual antiplatelet therapy