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Table 1 Patients baseline characteristics

From: The prognostic role of the low and very low baseline LDL-C level in outcomes of patients with cardiac revascularization; comparative registry-based cohort design

 

Baseline characteristics of patients before PS matching

Baseline characteristics of patients after PS matching

Baseline characteristics comparisons

LDL ≤ 70 (4272)

70 < LDL ≤ 100

(5946)

P value

LDL ≤ 70 (3948)

70 < LDL ≤ 100

(3948)

P value

Sex

Female

892

(20.9%)

1614

(27.1%)

< 0.001

841

(21.30%)

854

(21.63%)

0.722

Male

3380

(79.1%)

4332

(72.9%)

3107

(78.70%)

3094

(78.37%)

Age

66.18 ± 10.13

66.16 ± 9.84

0.914

66.22 ± 10.15

66.32 ± 9.86

0.650

BMI > 30

907 (21.4%)

1426 (24.2%)

0.001

866 (21.94%)

846 (21.43%)

0.640

Comorbidities

Diabetes

1870

(43.8%)

2285

(38.4%)

< 0.001

1659

(42.0%)

1643

(41.6%)

0.715

Hypertension

2352

(55.1%)

3194

(53.7%)

0.180

2134

(54.1%)

2152

(54.5%)

0.648

Dyslipidemia

2158

(50.5%)

3190

(53.6%)

0.002

1998

(50.6%)

2012

(50.9%)

0.753

Renal failure

129

(3.0%)

121

(2.0%)

0.002

85

(2.2%)

95

(2.40%)

0.451

COPD

126

(3.0%)

232

(3.9%)

0.010

119

(3.0%)

125

(3.2%)

0.696

Family history

1514

(35.4%)

2171

(36.5%)

0.261

1410

(35.7%)

1372

(34.8%)

0.371

Habitual

Current Cigarette smoking

689

(16.2%)

1037

(17.5%)

< 0.001

657

(16.6%)

663

(16.8%)

0.856

Current Opium Consumption

519

(12.2%)

685

(11.6%)

0.247

480

(12.1%)

470

(11.9%)

0.729

Procedural characteristics

Status of procedure

Elective

4125

(96.6%)

5687

(95.8%)

0.026

3817

(96.7%)

3822

(96.8%)

0.759

urgent or Emergent

143

(3.4%)

250

(4.2%)

131

(3.3%)

126

(3.2%)

Pre-surgery EF

47.75 ± 9.04

47.62 ± 8.96

0.477

47.78 ± 9.01

47.66 ± 8.91

0.584

Off pump surgery

409

(9.7%)

527

(9.0%)

0.239

362

(9.2%)

380

(9.6%)

0.488

Graft number

3 [3,4]

3 [3,4]

0.964

3 [3,4]

3 [3,4]

0.477

Medications used

ACE Inhibitor or ARB

2908

(68.1%)

3163

(53.2%)

< 0.001

2140

(54.2%)

2394

(60.1%)

0.041

Aspirin

2428

(74.6%)

3479

(73.7%)

0.363

2267

(57.4%)

2344

(59.4%)

0.269

Beta Blocker

2673

(76.8%)

3930

(78.8%)

0.031

2483

(62.9%)

2646

(67.0%)

0.058

Statin

3071

(71.9%)

4312

(72.5%)

0.481

2861

(72.5%)

2891

(72.6%)

0.448

Lipid profile

HDL

36 [36, 37]

37 [37, 38]

< 0.001

37 [36, 38]

37 [36, 38]

0.348

  1. BMI: body mass index; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme, AT1: angiotensin II type 1, EF: ejection fraction
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