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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Impact of percutaneous coronary intervention on biomarker levels in patients in the subacute phase following myocardial infarction: the Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) biomarker ancillary study

 

OAT-Biomarker (N = 70)

Remaining OAT (N = 2131)

 
 

n

% (mean ± sd)

N

% (mean ± sd)

p-value

Age (years)

70

(60.8 ± 8.8)

2131

(58.5 ± 11)

0.097

Women

17

24.3

467

21.9

0.637

Race White

70

100

1693

79.4

<.001

Clinical history

     

  Angina

15

21.4

480

22.5

0.829

  Myocardial Infarction

3

4.3

244

11.5

0.080

  Percutaneous intervention

4

5.7

101

4.7

0.574

  Congestive heart failure

1

1.4

51

2.4

1.000

  Hypertension

36

51.4

1035

48.6

0.638

  Diabetes

10

14.3

444

20.8

0.183

  Insulin use

6

8.6

118

5.5

0.279

  Hypercholesterolemia

31

44.3

1111

52.2

0.195

  Stroke

4

5.7

59

2.8

0.138

  Cerebrovascular disease

5

7.1

77

3.6

0.125

  Peripheral vascular disease

1

1.4

82

3.9

0.519

  Current Smoker

25

35.7

834

39.1

0.564

  Family history CAD

29

41.4

854

40.1

0.820

Days from MI to randomization - median {IQR}

70

21{16–26}

2131

8{5–16}

<.001

Index myocardial infarction

     

  Received thrombolytics

1

1.4

423

19.9

<.001

  STE / Q wave / R loss

58

82.9

1849

86.8

0.344

  Killip Class II-IV

11

15.7

406

19.1

0.473

  Ejection Fraction

70

(46.3 ± 9.7)

2115

(47.8 ± 11.1)

0.275

  Rales

1

1.4

136

6.4

0.125

Clinical measures

     

  Estimated GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2

8

11.4

305

14.6

0.453

  Glucose > =126 mg/dl

8

11.6

556

28.8

0.002

  BMI (kg/m2)

69

(26.7 ± 3.6)

2118

(28.6 ± 5.1)

0.003

  Heart rate (bpm)

70

(69.3 ± 9.8)

2128

(71.9 ± 12)

0.076

  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

70

(120.4 ± 11.9)

2129

(120.8 ± 18.1)

0.831

Angiography

     

  Infarct-related artery (IRA) –LAD

19

27.1

774

36.3

. 0.267

  Infarct-related artery (IRA) –Lcx

11

15.7

324

15.2

  Infarct-related artery (IRA) –RCA

40

57.1

1033

48.5

  Multivessel Disease

21

30.4

358

16.9

0.004

  Collaterals

64

92.8

1858

88.3

0.256

Medications

     

  Aspirin

68

97.1

2037

95.6

0.767

  Thienopyridine

42

60

1287

60.4

0.947

  Warfarin

3

4.3

212

9.9

0.150

  Beta blocker

65

92.9

1867

87.6

0.187

  Calcium blocker

2

2.9

127

6

0.434

  Lipid lowering agent

68

97.1

1720

80.7

<.001

  Spironolactone

9

12.9

115

5.4

0.008

  ACE-Inhibitor or ARB

62

88.6

1709

80.2

0.082

  1. ACE-angiotensin converting enzyme, ARB-angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI-body mass index, BP, blood pressure, CAD-coronary artery disease, GFR-glomerular filtration rate, IQR-interquartile ranges, IRA-infarct related artery, LAD-left anterior descending artery, LCX-left circumflex coronary artery, RCA-right coronary artery, STE-ST elevation.