Table 2.
Patient Demographic and Hospital Presentation Data
| No Revascularization, n = 6999 | Revascularization, n = 89 000 | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient demographics, % | |||
| Age, ya | 77 (64, 85) | 66 (55, 78) | <0.0001 |
| Male sex | 48.0 | 60.5 | <0.0001 |
| Race | |||
| White | 57.5 | 74.7 | <0.0001 |
| Black | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
| Hispanic | 9.7 | 7.5 | |
| Other | 15.1 | 2.9 | |
| CAD | 24.2 | 17.0 | <0.0001 |
| Prior MI | 24.4 | 21.2 | <0.0001 |
| Prior CABG | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.0375 |
| Prior PCI | 1.7 | 3.7 | <0.0001 |
| DM | 37.1 | 32.0 | <0.0001 |
| Smoking | 18.6 | 29.5 | <0.0001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 36.8 | 46.0 | <0.0001 |
| Hypertension | 70.6 | 68.0 | <0.0001 |
| PVD | 10.3 | 8.7 | <0.0001 |
| Prior stroke | 13.1 | 9.0 | <0.0001 |
| HF | 28.5 | 14.1 | <0.0001 |
| COPD or asthma | 19.2 | 13.3 | <0.0001 |
| Renal insufficiency | 16.6 | 9.0 | <0.0001 |
| BMI ≥30 kg/m2 | 20.9 | 30.3 | <0.0001 |
| Payment source, % | |||
| Medicare | 41.9 | 28.4 | <0.0001 |
| Medicaid | 13.8 | 6.2 | |
| Other | 32.2 | 42.7 | |
| Uninsured | 4.7 | 9.0 | |
| Presentation data | |||
| SBP, mm Hga | 135 (115, 156) | 138 (119, 158) | <0.0001 |
| DBP, mm Hga | 74 (62, 87) | 77 (65, 90) | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dLa | 159 (130, 194) | 167 (138, 199) | <0.0001 |
| LDL, mg/dLa | 92 (68, 119) | 99 (75, 127) | <0.0001 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dLa | 109 (77, 158) | 122 (84, 182) | <0.0001 |
| HbA1c, %a | 7.1 (6.3, 8.2) | 7.3 (6.4, 8.8) | 0.0088 |
| Hospital facilities | |||
| Academic, % | 51.0 | 60.9 | <0.0001 |
| No. of bedsa | 203 (101, 279) | 367 (265, 530) | <0.0001 |
| Hospital location, % | |||
| Urban | 57.7 | 95.0 | <0.0001 |
| Rural | 42.3 | 5.0 | |
| Hospital region, % | |||
| West | 32.9 | 25.9 | <0.0001 |
| South | 28.0 | 31.2 | |
| Midwest | 5.6 | 28.1 | |
| Northeast | 33.5 | 14.8 | |
| Medications on admission, % | |||
| None | 1.3 | 2.0 | <0.0001 |
| ASA | 19.6 | 14.5 | 0.3403 |
| β‐Blocker | 9.9 | 6.2 | <0.0001 |
| ACEI | 14.0 | 9.9 | 0.0150 |
| ARB | 6.5 | 4.0 | <0.0001 |
| Other antiplateletb | 7.7 | 5.7 | 0.4665 |
| CCB | 6.6 | 4.7 | 0.2113 |
| Nitrates | 5.1 | 2.5 | <0.0001 |
| Statins | 17.2 | 13.5 | 0.0747 |
Abbreviations: ACEI, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ASA, aspirin; BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD, coronary artery disease; CCB, calcium channel blocker; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; DM, diabetes mellitus; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HF, heart failure; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; OR, odds ratio; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TIA, transient ischemic attack.
Continuous variables are expressed as median (25th, 75th percentile). b Excluding ASA.