Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics.
| Variable |
All patients
(n =882) |
Patients without PE (n = 738) |
Patients with PE
(n = 144) |
P -value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 62.5 (51.0, 74.0) | 63.4 (52.0, 75.0) | 62.1 (50.0, 73.0) | 0.06 |
| Female (%) | 23.1 (204) | 25.3 (187) | 21.6 (31) | 0.06 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 30.1 (22.3, 37.9) | 29.5 (21.1, 36.5) | 30.5 (21.6, 39.8) | 0.29 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 33.4 (295) | 35.3 (261) | 32.2 (46) | 0.09 |
| Hypertension | 47.3 (417) | 49.5 (365) | 46.2 (67) | 0.05 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 61.7 (544) | 59.5 (493) | 62.4 (90) | 0.16 |
| Current Smoking | 19.3 (170) | 15.4 (114) | 23.8 (34) | 0.03 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 17.7 (156) | 18.2 (134) | 22.1 (32) | 0.17 |
| Previous PCI | 32.6 (288) | 33.4 (246) | 29.7 (43) | 0.38 |
| Previous CABG | 11.1 (98) | 12.1 (89) | 9.2 (13) | 0.52 |
| Baseline LDL mmol/L | 2.7 (2.2, 3.2) | 2.6 (2.1, 3.1) | 2.8 (2.2, 3.3) | 0.26 |
| Usage of statin at admission | 73.4 (647) | 72.8 (537) | 69.3 (100) | 0.67 |
| Stable angina | 62.4 (550) | 63.6 (469) | 59.3 (85) | 0.32 |
| NSTEMI and unstable angina | 37.6 (332) | 36.4 (269) | 40.7 (59) | 0.51 |
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.