Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the population in both Groups.
| Variables |
Group -A
N=2949(81.55%) |
Group -B
N=667(18.45%) |
P value |
| Age | 57.40±10.50 | 58.38±9.56 | 0.03* |
| Male | 2352 (79.8) | 555 (83.2%) | 0.05 |
| Female | 597 (20.2%) | 112 (16.8%) | |
| HTN | 606 (20.5%) | 134 (20.1%) | 0.83 |
| DM | 509 (17.3%) | 118 (17.7%) | 0.83 |
| Tobacco | 413 (14%) | 91 (13.64%) | 0.86 |
| Dyslipidemia | 489 (14%) | 103 (15.44%) | 0.51 |
| Family history | 314 (10.65%) | 76 (11.39%) | 0.62 |
| Duration of angina since onset to presentation (minutes) | 690 + 178 | 701+ 203 | 0.16 |
| Mean LVEF (%) | 42.07±9.64 | 41.32±10.44 | 0.07 |
| Mean Syntax I score | 18.5 + 12.5 | 19.12±3.2 | 0.20 |
| Mean eGFR | 44.05+13.07 | 43.01+12.5 | 0.07 |
| Mean Troponin I | 4.83±12.61 | 2.25±5.49 | 0.00* |
| Mean CPK-MB | 35.43±77.09 | 23.57±42.66 | 0.00* |
| LAD- IRA | 1736 (58,8%) | 399 (59.8%) | 0.68 |
| LCX- IRA | 589 (19.97%) | 127(19%) | 0.62 |
| RCA- IRA | 624(21.15%) | 141(21.13%) | 0.98 |
Abbreviations: HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; eGFR, estimated glomerular filteration rate ; LAD, left anterior descending; IRA, infarct related artery; RCA, right coronary artery, LCX; left circumflex
*Statistically significant