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. 2019 May 22;58(16):2315–2322. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2262-18

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics.

Prasugrel group
(n=250)
Clopidogrel group
(n=250)
p value
Age: yrs 67.7±10.0 67.2±11.2 0.568
Male: n (%) 50 (20.4) 51 (20.4) 0.911
Hypertension: n (%) 186 (74.4) 186 (74.4) 1.000
Diabetes: n (%) 106 (42.4) 93 (37.2) 0.235
Dyslipidemia: n (%) 177 (70.8) 159 (63.6) 0.086
Smoking: n (%) 140 (56.0) 148 (59.2) 0.469
Body weight<50 kg: n (%) 25 (10.0) 22 (8.8) 0.646
eGFR: mL/min/1.73m2 73.5±23.1 73.5±23.1 0.428
Underlying disease: n (%) 0.207
Chronic CAD 134 (53.6) 148 (59.2)
ACS 116 (46.4) 102 (40.8)
Affected vessels: n (%) 0.230
Single vessel disease 175 (70.0) 187 (74.8)
Multi-vessel disease 75 (30.0) 63 (25.2)
Syntax score 14.0±9.3 12.1±8.0 0.013
Approach: n (%) 0.720
Radial 130 (52.0) 134 (53.6)
Femoral 120 (48.0) 116 (46.4)
PCI for LAD: n (%) 122 (48.8) 139 (55.6) 0.128
DES: n (%) 199 (79.6) 128 (51.2) <0.0001
Anticoagulants: n (%)
Warfarin 9 (3.6) 11 (4.4) 0.648
DOAC 9 (3.6) 13 (5.2) 0.383

eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, CAD: coronary artery disease, ACS: acute coronary syndrome, PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention, LAD: left anterior descending artery, DES: drug-eluting stent, DOAC: direct oral anticoagulant

*Multi-vessel disease includes two-vessel, three-vessel and left main coronary artery diseases