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. 2021 Feb 3;29(2):268–281. doi: 10.5551/jat.61119

Table 1. Baseline clinical characteristics.

Characteristics Before PS match p value After PS match p value
TyG<8.33 ( n : 829)

TyG ≥ 8.33

( n : 826)

TyG<8.33 ( n : 505)

TyG ≥ 8.33

( n : 505)

TyG index 8.0±0.2 8.8±0.7 <0.001 8.0±0.2 8.7±0.4 <0.001
Age, years 67.4±10.2 63.9±10.2 <0.001 65.6±10.5 65.9±9.7 0.674
Male gender 604 (73.1) 619 (74.7) 0.474 364 (72.1) 371 (73.5) 0.621
BMI, kg/m 2 24.8±3.6 26.0±3.2 <0.001 25.5±3.6 25.6±3.1 0.720
SBP, mmHg 129.2±17.7 127.1±17.8 0.013 128.2±17.6 127.6±17.7 0.599
DBP, mmHg 74.5±11.5 74.6±11.2 0.769 74.7±11.7 74.3±10.5 0.550
Heart rate, bpm 68.9±12.8 68.8±11.5 0.901 68.1±12.3 68.8±11.3 0.398
Medical history
Current/ex-Smoker 445 (53.9) 491 (59.2) 0.028 276 (54.7) 286 (56.6) 0.526
Hypertension 586 (70.9) 615 (74.2) 0.139 357 (70.7) 37.6 (74.5) 0.180
Stroke 194 (23.5) 148 (17.9) 0.005 97 (19.2) 107 (21.2) 0.433
OMI 119 (14.4) 111 (13.4) 0.550 75 (14.9) 70 (13.9) 0.654
Previous PCI/CABG 298 (36.1) 295 (35.6) 0.835 199 (39.4) 171 (33.9) 0.067
MetS 148 (17.9) 378 (45.8) <0.001 107 (21.2) 177 (35.0) <0.001
Medication used before admission
Antiplatelet agent 518 (62.7) 521 (62.8) 0.955 330 (65.3) 304 (60.2) 0.091
ACEI/ARB 299 (36.2) 329 (39.7) 0.144 183 (36.2) 204 (40.4) 0.174
Beta-blocker 213 (25.8) 275 (33.2) 0.001 149 (29.5) 138 (27.3) 0.443
CCB 297 (36.0) 314 (37.9) 0.418 184 (36.4) 189 (37.4) 0.744
Diuretics 42 (5.1) 57 (6.9) 0.124 25 (5.0) 26 (5.1) 0.886
Statins 348 (42.1) 397 (47.9) 0.019 233 (46.1) 224 (44.4) 0.569
Laboratory values
WBC, 10 9 /L 6.4±2.0 6.9±2.3 <0.001 6.4±1.9 6.6±2.2 0.215
Neutrophil ratio, % 66.6±9.0 65.8±9.0 0.065 66.3±8.9 66.1±9.3 0.775
Hemoglobin, g/L 134.2±15.1 137.6±15.6 <0.001 135.9±15.1 135.8±15.7 0.912
FPG, mmol/L 4.8±0.6 5.4±0.9 <0.001 4.8±0.5 5.4±0.9 <0.001
HbA1c, % 5.7±0.4 5.8±0.5 <0.001 5.7±0.5 5.6±0.6 0.538
Albumin, g/L 39.9±3.6 40.7±3.7 <0.001 40.4±3.5 40.4±3.9 0.926
Creatinine, umol/L 74.1 (65.2, 86.0) 76.0 (66.0, 88.6) 0.038 74.2 (64.9, 86.0) 75.3 (66.0, 88.0) 0.176
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m 2 84.8 (70.9, 98.2) 85.3 (71.5, 98.2) 0.664 85.5 (72.5, 99.9) 83.3 (70.5, 96.0) 0.077
TC, mmol/L 3.1±0.4 3.1±0.4 0.102 3.1±0.4 3.1±0.4 0.611
TG, mmol/L 0.8±0.2 1.6±0.7 <0.001 0.8±0.2 1.4±0.4 <0.001
LDL-C, mmol/L 1.5±0.1 1.6±0.2 <0.001 1.5±0.2 1.5±0.2 0.311
HDL-C, mmol/L 1.2±0.3 1.0±0.3 <0.001 1.1±0.3 1.1±0.2 0.878
Echocardiography
LVEF, % 63.9±9.7 64.6±8.4 0.094 63.9±9.4 64.3±8.7 0.554
Angiography findings
Multi-vessel/LM 665 (80.5) 683 (82.4) 0.325 279 (55.2) 287 (56.8) 0.612
Proximal LAD 382 (46.2) 399 (48.1) 0.443 230 (45.5) 249 (49.3) 0.231
In-hospital treatment
PCI/CABG 461 (55.8) 484 (58.4) 0.290 279 (55.2) 287 (56.8) 0.612
Antiplatelet agent 794 (96.1) 800 (96.5) 0.685 485 (96.0) 489 (96.8) 0.497
ACEI/ARB 415 (50.2) 418 (50.4) 0.942 250 (49.5) 253 (50.1) 0.850
Beta-blocker 534 (64.6) 579 (69.8) 0.024 347 (68.7) 336 (66.5) 0.459
CCB 297 (36.0) 316 (38.1) 0.363 184 (36.4) 191 (37.8) 0.648
Diuretics 72 (8.7) 71 (8.6) 0.912 39 (7.7) 41 (8.1) 0.816
Statins 742 (89.8) 754 (91.0) 0.438 454 (89.9) 458 (90.7) 0.671
Hospital stay, day 5 (4, 7) 5 (4, 7) 0.778 5 (4, 7) 6 (4, 7) 0.938

Dates are presented as mean±SD, median (IQR) or number (%).

TyG, triglyceride-glucose index; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; OMI, old myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; MetS, metabolic syndrome; ACEI/ARB, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/ angiotensin receptor blocker; CCB; calcium channel blocker; WBC, white blood cell; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LM, left main coronary artery; LAD, left anterior descending.