Table 1.
Patient characteristics at baseline according to index procedure
| Characteristics | DES procedure (N = 676) | DCB procedure (N = 2648) | BMS procedure (N = 28 290) | POBA procedure (N = 33 157) | All (N = 64 771) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (year) | 73 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 72 | <0.001 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 293 (43.34) | 1249 (47.17) | 12 438 (43.97) | 15 385 (46.40) | 29 365 (45.34) | <0.001 |
| Lower extremity artery disease, n (%) | ||||||
| Lower extremity artery disease (any) | 622 (92.01) | 2603 (98.30) | 26 830 (94.84) | 31 416 (94.75) | 61 471 (94.91) | <0.001 |
| Lower extremity artery disease (Rutherford Stage 1–3) | 364 (53.85) | 1517 (57.29) | 17 952 (63.46) | 15 391 (46.42) | 35 224 (54.38) | |
| Lower extremity artery disease (Rutherford Stage 4) | 83 (12.28) | 268 (10.12) | 3161 (11.17) | 3527 (10.64) | 7039 (10.87) | |
| Lower extremity artery disease (Rutherford Stage 5) | 88 (13.02) | 409 (15.45) | 2627 (9.29) | 5688 (17.15) | 8812 (13.60) | |
| Lower extremity artery disease (Rutherford Stage 6) | 86 (12.72) | 407 (15.37) | 3059 (10.81) | 6763 (20.40) | 10 315 (15.93) | |
| Previous procedures of lower limb arteries, n (%) | ||||||
| Endovascular revascularization | 16 (2.37) | 76 (2.87) | 666 (2.35) | 1256 (3.79) | 2014 (3.11) | <0.001 |
| Vascular surgery | 42 (6.21) | 187 (7.06) | 1740 (6.15) | 2643 (7.97) | 4612 (7.12) | <0.001 |
| Amputation | 19 (2.81) | 71 (2.68) | 467 (1.65) | 1278 (3.85) | 1835 (2.83) | <0.001 |
| Arteriosclerotic co-diagnoses, n (%) | ||||||
| Coronary heart disease | 346 (51.18) | 1250 (47.21) | 13 235 (46.78) | 17 222 (51.94) | 32 035 (49.49) | <0.001 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 90 (13.31) | 318 (12.01) | 3560 (12.58) | 4405 (13.29) | 8373 (12.93) | 0.032 |
| Previous coronary revascularization | 65 (9.62) | 218 (8.23) | 2157 (7.62) | 2562 (7.73) | 5002 (7.72) | 0.191 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 239 (35.36) | 906 (34.21) | 9147 (32.33) | 11 332 (34.18) | 21 624 (33.39) | <0.001 |
| Previous stroke | 109 (16.12) | 398 (15.03) | 3684 (13.02) | 5479 (16.52) | 9670 (14.93) | <0.001 |
| Cardiovascular risk factors, n (%) | ||||||
| Atrial fibrillation or flutter | 160 (23.67) | 588 (22.21) | 4548 (16.08) | 8217 (24.78) | 13 513 (20.86) | <0.001 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 207 (30.62) | 801 (30.25) | 6587 (23.28) | 10 604 (31.98) | 18 199 (28.10) | <0.001 |
| Chronic heart failure | 221 (32.69) | 842 (31.80) | 7295 (25.79) | 11 656 (35.15) | 20 014 (30.90) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 329 (48.67) | 1306 (49.32) | 11 589 (40.97) | 17 409 (52.50) | 30 633 (47.29) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus (on insulin) | 149 (22.04) | 595 (22.74) | 4337 (15.33) | 8257 (24.90) | 13 338 (20.59) | <0.001 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 512 (75.74) | 1975 (74.58) | 20 567 (72.70) | 23 706 (71.50) | 46 760 (72.19) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension | 614 (90.83) | 2439 (92.11) | 24 850 (87.84) | 30 393 (91.66) | 58 296 (90.00) | <0.001 |
| Nicotine abuse | 190 (28.11) | 807 (30.48) | 10 844 (38.33) | 8062 (24.31) | 19 903 (30.73) | <0.001 |
| Obesity | 158 (23.37) | 646 (24.40) | 6370 (22.52) | 8619 (25.99) | 15 793 (24.38) | <0.001 |
| Cancer, n (%) | 168 (24.85) | 607 (22.92) | 6197 (21.91) | 7734 (23.33) | 14 706 (22.70) | <0.001 |
BMS, bare-metal stent; DCB, drug-coated balloon; DES, drug-eluting stent; POBA, plain old balloon angioplasty.