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Table 1 Baseline characteristics before and after propensity score matching

From: Del-Nido cardioplegia in cardiac surgery for elderly patients: a propensity score-matched analysis

Variable

Before propensity score matching

After propensity score matching

DNC

(n = 90)

CBC

(n = 212)

P

| SMD |

(%)

DNC

(n = 89)

CBC

(n = 89)

P

| SMD |

(%)

Age (years)

72 (71–74)

72 (70–74)

0.499

8.2

72 (71–74)

72 (70–74)

0.828

5.0

EuroSCORE II (%)

1.9 (1.4–3.2)

2.0 (1.5–3.3)

0.706

9.7

1.8 (1.4–3.1)

2.0 (1.4–3.4)

0.686

5.7

BMI (kg/m2)

22.1 (20.4–24.1)

22.5 (19.9–24.4)

0.770

0.4

22.1 (20.4–24.0)

22.6 (20.5–24.6)

0.413

7.4

Male (%)

49 (54.4)

119 (56.1)

0.787

3.4

49 (55.1)

53 (59.6)

0.544

9.0

NYHA III/IV (%)

69 (76.7)

168 (79.2)

0.618

6.1

68 (76.3)

70 (78.6)

0.719

5.3

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

78.5 (64.3–94.1)

76.0 (58.8–86.7)

0.378

17.8

78.9 (64.9–94.1)

77.2 (60.2–88.4)

0.273

17.0

LVEF (%)

64 (60–69)

63 (58–67)

0.841

12.2

64 (60–69)

64 (59–66)

0.514

9.0

Comorbidities

        

Af

37 (41.1)

91 (42.9)

0.771

3.7

37 (41.6)

35 (39.3)

0.760

4.5

Hypertension

35 (38.9)

110 (51.9)

0.039

26.5

35 (39.3)

35 (39.3)

1.000

< 0.1

Diabetes mellitus

12 (13.3)

33 (15.6)

0.618

6.5

12 (13.5)

10 (11.2)

0.649

6.6

Stroke

6 (6.7)

17 (8.0)

0.685

5.4

6 (6.7)

5 (5.6)

0.756

4.5

CAD

26 (28.9)

51 (24.1)

0.378

10.6

26 (29.2)

22 (24.7)

0.499

9.8

PCI history

7 (7.8)

8 (3.8)

0.155

14.9

7 (7.9)

5 (5.6)

0.550

8.3

COPD

16 (17.8)

19 (9.0)

0.029

22.9

15 (16.9)

15 (16.9)

1.000

< 0.1

Active IE

6 (6.7)

9 (4.2)

0.392

9.7

6 (6.7)

4 (4.5)

0.515

8.9

PAD

4 (4.4)

7 (3.3)

0.738

5.5

3 (3.4)

3 (3.4)

1.000

< 0.1

CKD

        

stage 1–2

70 (77.8)

154 (73.0)

0.182

8.3

70 (78.7)

67 (75.3)

0.481

5.2

stage 3–4

19 (21.1)

57 (27.0)

18 (20.2)

22 (24.7)

stage 5

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

Previous cardiac surgery

4 (4.4)

6 (2.8)

0.492

7.8

4 (4.5)

3 (3.4)

1.000

5.4

Preoperative ventilator

1 (1.1)

1 (0.5)

0.508

6.1

1(1.1)

0 (0.0)

1.000

10.6

Preoperative inotropes

1 (1.1)

2 (0.9)

1.000

1.6

1 (1.1)

1 (1.1)

1.000

< 0.1

  1. Values are presented as median (25th quartile, 75th quartile) or n (%). The differences between the two groups were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U-test for continuous variables and χ2 or Fisher exact tests for categorical variables. The statistical significance was set as P < 0.05. DNC, Del-Nido cardioplegia; CBC, cold blood cardioplegia; SMD: standardized mean difference; BMI: body mass index; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; Af, atrial fibrillation; CAD, coronary artery disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IE, infectious endocarditis; PAD, peripheral artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease