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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients according to C-ACS-RS group

From: N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide improves the C-ACS risk score prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Variables

0 (n = 266)

1 (n = 217)

2 (n = 95)

≥3 (n = 11)

P value

Demographics

 Age, years

58.32 ± 9.84

64.41 ± 11.93

71.08 ± 11.22

77.55 ± 6.31

<0.001

 Age ≥ 75 years, n (%)

0 (0.0%)

46 (21.2%)

45 (47.4%)

8 (72.7%)

<0.001

 Female, n (%)

34 (12.8%)

41 (18.9%)

20 (21.1%)

1 (9.1%)

0.140

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

125.36 ± 16.16

117.79 ± 21.45

113.28 ± 29.40

98.30 ± 27.75

<0.001

 Diastolic BP (mmHg)

76.22 ± 40.09

71.02 ± 14.00

67.00 ± 16.34

59.70 ± 14.49

0.028

 Heart rate (beat/min)

76.88 ± 11.23

79.77 ± 16.92

85.70 ± 24.54

86.70 ± 18.56

<0.001

Medical history, n (%)

 Diabetes

56 (21.1%)

48 (22.1%)

19 (20.0%)

4 (36.4%)

0.760

 Previous myocardial infarction

12 (4.5%)

14 (6.5%)

5 (5.3%)

2 (18.2%)

0.240

 Coronary artery bypass graft

11 (4.1%)

6 (2.8%)

10(10.5%)

2(18.2%)

0.005

 Hypertension

135 (50.8%)

121 (55.8%)

56 (58.9%)

8 (72.7%)

0.276

 Smoking

138 (51.9%)

102 (47.0%)

43 (45.3%)

5 (45.5%)

0.612

 Anemia

78 (29.3%)

45 (20.7%)

16 (16.8%)

2 (18.2%)

0.040

Laboratory findings

 NT-pro-BNP, pg/mL(Median)

851.15

1506.00

2414.00

2330.00

<0.001

 Lg NT-pro-BNP, pg/mL

6.61 ± 1.27

7.28 ± 1.23

7.81 ± 1.26

7.85 ± 1.46

<0.001

 Pre-procedural SCr (μmol/L)

91.24 ± 44.05

101.04 ± 39.58

111.49 ± 52.16

171.92 ± 147.90

<0.001

 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2

90.59 ± 94.56

78.16 ± 38.82

66.34 ± 21.50

50.97 ± 26.01

0.008

 LVEF, %

55.54 ± 10.42

53.54 ± 10.31

49.04 ± 10.85

51.67 ± 14.62

<0.001

 Hemoglobin (g/L)

135.33 ± 16.32

131.13 ± 17.97

127.39 ± 17.10

132.52 ± 18.79

<0.001

 Hemoglobin A1c (%)

6.47 ± 1.36

6.62 ± 1.74

6.30 ± 1.39

6.44 ± 0.64

0.554

 Serum albumin (g/L)

34.47 ± 5.24

32.71 ± 4.30

31.58 ± 4.47

31.27 ± 4.85

<0.001

 Uric acid (μmol/L)

358.13 ± 93.3

377.69 ± 124.2

380.06 ± 117.7

393.11 ± 79.9

0.265

Procedural characteristic

 Contrast volume (mL)

132.80 ± 53.81

132.92 ± 53.00

144.29 ± 43.39

187.50 ± 81.32

0.291

 Contrast exposure time (min)

78.89 ± 42.27

82.52 ± 37.72

92.02 ± 42.80

80.00 ± 49.50

0.347

 Number of diseased vessels (n)

1.99 ± 1.17

2.08 ± 0.90

2.26 ± 0.94

2.00 ± 0.77

0.197

 Number of stents (n)

1.36 ± 0.82

1.40 ± 0.77

1.49 ± 0.84

1.36 ± 0.50

0.587

 Total length of stent (mm)

37.04 ± 26.47

35.61 ± 23.55

37.05 ± 24.60

24.00 ± 8.49

0.871

  1. Abbreviation: C-ACS-RS Canada Acute Coronary Syndrome risk score, NT-pro-BNP N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide, SCr serum creatinine, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, LVEF left ventricular ejected function