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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics among groups

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Impact of guidewire selection and operator expertise on radiation exposure in transradial angiography

 

Non-hydrophilic

Hydrophilic

Pvalue

Well-experienced

Less-experienced

Pvalue

(n = 518)

(n = 517)

(n = 716)

(n = 319)

Age, years

66.15 ± 10.58

65.86 ± 10.93

0.665

66.20 ± 10.92

65.58 ± 10.36

0.397

Male, n (%)

287 (55.4)

300 (58)

0.415

413 (57.7)

174 (54.5)

0.377

Hypertension, n (%)

349 (67.4)

347 (67.1)

0.947

489 (68.3)

207 (64.9)

0.283

Diabetes, n (%)

137 (26.4)

133 (25.7)

0.832

198 (27.7)

72 (22.6)

0.092

Hyperlipemia, n (%)

78 (15.1)

80 (15.5)

0.863

116 (16.2)

42 (13.2)

0.225

Smoking, n (%)

167 (32.2)

163 (31.5)

0.841

219 (30.6)

111 (34.8)

0.18