Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the studied population
| Variables | Type D (n = 134) | Non-type D (n = 468) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 60 ± 3 | 58 ± 4 | 0.082 |
| Male gender (%) | 75.2 | 81.8 | 0.122 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.1 ± 4.2 | 24.4 ± 4.0 | 0.671 |
| Smoker (n, %) | 110 (72.2) | 302 (67.6) | 0.051 |
| Hypertension, yes, (n, %) | 121 (90) | 409 (87.3) | 0.542 |
| Diabetes, yes (n, %) | 26 (19.7) | 64 (13.7) | 0.056 |
| Atherogenic indices | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | 0.621 |
| Previous myocardial infarction (n, %) | 85 (63.1) | 329 (70.3) | 0.062 |
| Previous stroke (n, %) | 16 (12.1) | 32 (6.9) | 0.011 |
| Previous carotid endarterectomy (n, %) | 6 (4.8) | 15 (3.2) | 0.312 |
| Multifocal atherosclerosis (n, %) | 42 (31.4) | 93 (19.8) | 0.011 |
| Atrial fibrillation (n, %) | 18 (13.2) | 48 (10.3) | 0.116 |
| Heart failure NYHA II-IV (n, %) | 108 (81.3) | 367 (78.5) | 0.212 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 55 ± 10.48 | 57 ± 10.06 | 0.132 |
| Surgical risk by EuroSCORE | 2.2 ± 0.10 | 1.9 ± 0.12 | 0.091 |
BMI body mass index, NYHA New York Heart Association heart failure scale, The entries in italics indicate borderline statistical significance of differences between groups (p <0.1), the entries in bold indicate significant differences (p <0.05) between groups