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. 2019 Jul 13;21(5):567–575. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jez172

Table 1.

Baseline population characteristics

All Patients (n = 16 578) MACE occurred (n = 1842) No MACE (n = 14 736) P-value
Age (years), mean ± SD 64.2 ± 12.2 70.4 ± 12.0 63.4 ± 12.0 <0.001
Male, n (%) 9846 (59.4) 1184 (64.3) 8662 (58.8) <0.001
Site, n (%)
 Assuta 5137 (31.0) 486 (26.4) 4651 (31.6) <0.001
 Brigham and Women’s 2280 (13.8) 353 (19.2) 1927 (13.1) <0.001
 Cedars-Sinai 3297 (19.9) 487 (26.4) 2810 (19.1) <0.001
 Oregon 2477 (14.9) 331 (18.0) 2146 (14.6) <0.001
 Ottawa 3387 (20.4) 185 (10.0) 3202 (21.7) <0.001
Body mass index (kg/m2), median (IQR) 27.3 (24.5–31.0) 26.9 (23.9–30.8) 27.4 (24.6–31.0) <0.001
Past medical history, n (%)
 Hypertension 10 652 (64.3) 1407 (76.4) 9245 (62.7) <0.001
 Diabetes 4250 (25.6) 704 (38.2) 3546 (24.1) <0.001
 Dyslipidaemia 10 461 (63.1) 1263 (68.6) 9198 (62.4) <0.001
 Current smoker 3404 (20.5) 361 (19.6) 3043 (20.7) 0.298
 PVD 2204 (13.3) 379 (20.6) 1825 (12.4) <0.001
 Prior MI 2527 (15.2) 441 (23.9) 2086 (14.2) <0.001
 Prior revascularization 4521 (27.3) 705 (38.3) 3816 (25.9) <0.001
Family history of CAD, n (%) 4655 (28.1) 405 (22.0) 4250 (28.8) <0.001
Typical angina, n (%) 1019 (6.2) 114 (6.2) 905 (6.1) 0.918
Resting vital signs
 Systolic BP (mmHg), median (IQR) 130 (120–146) 134 (120–150) 130 (120–145) <0.001
 Diastolic BP (mmHg), median (IQR) 80 (74–84) 80 (70–81) 80 (74–84) <0.001
 Heart rate (bpm), median (IQR) 68 (60–77) 70 (61–80) 68 (60–77) <0.001
 Exercise stress, n (%) 7489 (45.2) 441 (23.9) 7048 (47.8) <0.001
 Pharmacologic stress, n (%) 9089 (54.8) 1401 (76.1) 7688 (52.2) <0.001

BP, blood pressure; bpm, beats per minute; CAD, coronary artery disease; IQR, interquartile range; MI, myocardial infarction; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; SD, standard deviation.