Table 1.

Patient characteristics (n = 420).

Patient Characteristics	Statistics
Male	279 (66.4%)
Age (years)	62 ± 13
Current/ex smoker	234 (55.7%)
Existing medical conditions
History of malignancy	135 (32.1%)
Chronic kidney disease	32 (7.6%)
Chronic liver disease	6 (1.4%)
Ischemic heart disease	61 (14.5%)
Elevated creatinine (>90 μmol/L)	69 (16.4%)
Thrombocytopenia (<100 × 109/L)	4 (1%)
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Underweight BMI < 18.5	32 (7.6%)
Overweight BMI 25–30	85 (20.2)
Obese BMI > 30	32 (7.6%)
Coagulopathy
PT > 14
APTT > 35
Antiplatelet/Anticoagulation use	56 (13.3%)
Aspirin	54 (12.9%)
Clopidogrel
Ticagrelor	69 (16.4%)
Warfarin	22 (5.2%)
Heparin	1 (0.2%)
Rivaroxaban	5 (1.2%)
Ticlopidine	3 (0.7%)
Aspirin + clopidogrel	1 (0.2%)
Aspirin + ticagrelor	1 (0.2%)
Aspirin + dabigatran	6 (1.4%)
	1 (0.2%)
	1 (0.2%)