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. 2022 Jul 29;12:12996. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-16631-3

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study population before and after propensity score matching.

Before PSM After PSM
PTA + PCI PCI only p value PTA + PCI PCI only p value SMD
N = 279 N = 6284 N = 279 N = 1385
Male 214 (76.7) 3749 (59.7)  < 0.001 214 (76.7) 1089 (78.6) 0.527 − 0.042
Age (years) 70.8 ± 9.0 69.4 ± 10.0 0.011 70.8 ± 9.0 70.8 ± 9.4 0.998  < 0.001
Income levels ≥ median 134 (48) 3146 (50.1) 0.546 134 (48) 663 (47.9) 0.999 − 0.003
BMI (kg/m2) 23.8 ± 2.4 24.6 ± 2.6  < 0.001 23.8 ± 2.4 23.8 ± 2.4 0.989 0.001
WC (cm) 84.9 ± 6.5 85.6 ± 7.1 0.091 84.9 ± 6.5 85.1 ± 6.9 0.705 − 0.025
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) 70.4 ± 20.2 75.2 ± 23.7  < 0.001 70.4 ± 20.2 70.3 ± 21.3 0.98 0.002
Index MI 51 (18.3) 1958 (31.2)  < 0.001 51 (18.3) 250 (18.1) 0.996 − 0.005
Multi vessel CAD 53 (19) 1025 (16.3) 0.271 53 (19) 254 (18.3) 0.862 − 0.017
Procedural characteristics
Number of coronary stents 1.97 ± 0.31 1.97 ± 0.25 0.795 1.97 ± 0.31 1.97 ± 0.25 0.992 0.022
Number of PCI vessels 1.24 ± 0.53 1.18 ± 0.46 0.099 1.24 ± 0.53 1.21 ± 0.50 0.464 0.049
Number of peripheral stents 1.71 ± 0.48 0.00 ± 0.00 1.71 ± 0.48 0.00 ± 0.00
Types of PTA
Plain balloon angiography 58 (20.8) 0 (0.0) 58 (20.8) 0 (0.0)
Drug-eluting balloon 5 (1.8) 0 (0.0) 5 (1.8) 0 (0.0)
Stenting 189 (67.7) 0 (0.0) 189 (67.7) 0 (0.0)
Others 27 (9.7) 6284 (100.0) 27 (9.7) 1385 (100.0)
Types of PCI 0.233 0.435 − 0.071
Plain balloon angiography 16 (5.7) 258 (4.1) 16 (5.7) 60 (4.3)
Drug-eluting balloon 8 (2.9) 106 (1.7) 8 (2.9) 24 (1.7)
Stenting 250 (89.6) 5826 (92.7) 250 (89.6) 1277 (92.2)
Others 5 (1.8) 94 (1.5) 5 (1.8) 24 (1.7)
DAPT duration (months)* 7 [1, 20] 12 [3, 28]  < 0.001 7 [1, 20] 10 [2, 26] 0.019 − 0.109
Medication
DAPT 233 (83.5) 5515 (87.8) 0.044 233 (83.5) 1195 (86.3) 0.265 − 0.079
Statin 238 (85.3) 5708 (90.8) 0.003 238 (85.3) 1240 (89.5) 0.052 − 0.131
Oral and coagulants 14 (5.0) 169 (2.7) 0.034 14 (5) 52 (3.8) 0.413 0.066
Charlson's comorbidity index 5.3 ± 2.4 4.8 ± 2.5  < 0.001 5.3 ± 2.4 5.3 ± 2.7 0.889 0.009
 ≤ 3 75 (26.9) 2133 (33.9) 0.003 75 (26.9) 383 (27.6) 0.948 0.021
4–6 118 (42.3) 2716 (43.2) 118 (42.3) 587 (42.4)
 ≥ 7 86 (30.8) 1435 (22.8) 86 (30.8) 415 (30.0)
Comorbidities
Any history of bleeding 31 (11.1) 588 (9.4) 0.381 31 (11.1) 130 (9.4) 0.437 − 0.057
Peptic ulcer 48 (17.2) 1047 (16.7) 0.876 48 (17.2) 236 (17) 1.000 − 0.004
Chronic lung diseases 42 (15.1) 662 (10.5) 0.022 42 (15.1) 205 (14.8) 0.987 0.008
Connective tissue disease 4 (1.4) 59 (0.9) 0.606 4 (1.4) 12 (0.9) 0.583 0.052
Heart failure 101 (36.2) 1948 (31.0) 0.075 101 (36.2) 489 (35.3) 0.784 0.019
Hypertension 256 (91.8) 5746 (91.4) 0.939 256 (91.8) 1269 (91.6) 1.000 − 0.005
Diabetes 219 (78.5) 4549 (72.4) 0.030 219 (78.5) 1106 (79.9) 0.665 0.032
Myocardial infarction 79 (28.3) 2434 (38.7) 0.001 79 (28.3) 390 (28.2) 1.000 − 0.003
Peripheral artery diseases 146 (52.3) 4146 (66)  < 0.001 146 (52.3) 733 (52.9) 0.908 0.012
Intracranial hemorrhage 4 (1.4) 63 (1.0) 0.533 4 (1.4) 17 (1.2) 0.768 0.019
Stroke or cerebral ischemia 107 (38.4) 1590 (25.3)  < 0.0001 107 (38.4) 513 (37.0) 0.684 0.028
Hemiplegia 17 (6.1) 109 (1.7)  < 0.001 17 (6.1) 59 (4.3) 0.238 − 0.095
Dementia 13 (4.7) 294 (4.7) 1.000 13 (4.7) 94 (6.8) 0.235 − 0.101
Chronic kidney diseases 40 (14.3) 491 (7.8)  < 0.001 40 (14.3) 188 (13.6) 0.808 − 0.024
End-stage renal diseases 18 (6.5) 178 (2.8) 0.001 18 (6.5) 82 (5.9) 0.840 − 0.025

Data are presented with the mean ± SD or N (%).

PSM, propensity-score matching; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PTA, Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MI, myocardial infarction; DAPT, dual-antiplatelet therapy.

*Variables with a skewed distribution are presented with the median [1st quartile value, 3rd quartile value].