TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics (intention-to-treat population).

	JBT group (N = 143)	JWT group (N = 141)	P-value
Age, years	61.1 ± 9.1	60.9 ± 10.0	0.91
Male	74.8% (107)	68.1% (96)	0.21
Body mass index	27.5 ± 25.6 (138*)	25.4 ± 6.0 (137*)	0.38
Diabetes mellitus	28.0% (40)	29.8% (42)	0.74
Hypertension	56.6% (81)	66.0% (93)	0.11
Hyperlipidemia	39.2% (56)	40.4% (57)	0.83
Current smoker	46.2% (66)	42.6% (60)	0.54
Previous MI	22.4% (32)	23.4% (33)	0.84
Previous PCI	14.0% (20)	18.4% (26)	0.31
Previous CABG	0.7% (1)	0.7% (1)	1.0
Family history of CAD	9.1% (13)	12.8% (18)	0.32
Peripheral arterial disease	8.4% (12)	7.8% (11)	0.86
Unstable angina	67.1% (96)	53.9% (76)	0.02
Left ventricular ejection fraction	63.2 ± 8.6 (136*)	61.3 ± 9.3 (126*)	0.10

Values are mean ± SD or% (n). *Number of patients for whom continuous variables were calculated. JBT, jailed balloon technique; JWT, jailed wire technique; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD, coronary artery disease.