Table 1 Base-line characteristics of the study groups

Age (years)

54.7 ± 7.27

54.02 ± 7

0.353

Male Sex

358 (90.6)

75 (90.4)

0.939

BMI (kg/m ² )

27.59 ± 3.24

27.06 ± 3.36

0.194

EuroSCORE (add)

1.03 ± 0.82

0.86 ± 0.80

0.090

EuroSCORE (log)

1.24 ± 0.30

1.17 ± 0.30

0.053

CCA Class 1

5 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0.024*

Class 2

75 (19.0)

11 (13.3)

0.173

Class 3

223 (56.5)

52 (62.7)

0.291

Class 4

92 (23.3)

20 (24.1)

0.876

Recent MI (<90 days)

53 (13.4)

12 (14.5)

0.802

PCI

17 (4.3)

6 (7.2)

0.261

Current smoker

294 (74.4)

63 (75.9)

0.779

Family history

206 (52.2)

52 (62.7)

0.081

Diabetes mellitus

106 (26.8)

24 (28.9)

0.699

Dyslipidemia

222 (56.2)

49 (59.0)

0.636

CRF

1 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

0.646

Hypertension

209 (52.9)

47 (56.6)

0.537

CVD

1 (0.3)

2 (2.4)

0.079

COPD

3 (0.8)

4 (4.8)

0.020*

PVD

8 (2)

2 (2.4)

0.687

Carotid artery disease

4 (1)

1 (1.2)

1.000

LMCA

36 (9.1)

8 (9.6)

0.881

One Vessel disease

27 (6.8)

2 (2.4)

>0.05

Two Vessel disease

132 (33.4)

17 (20.5)

0.010*

Three Vessel disease

236 (59.7)

64 (77.1)

0.010*

Normal left ventricular function

303 (76.7)

70 (84.3)

0.127

Moderate left ventricular function

92 (23.3)

13 (15.7)

0.010*