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Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics for the studied population before matching

From: Comparison short time discharge with long time discharge following uncomplicated percutaneous coronary intervention for Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction patients

Characteristics

Short-time group (n = 432)

Long-time group (n = 992)

P value

Age (years)

68 ± 11

67 ± 13

0.16

Male sex (n,%)

280 (64.7%)

653 (65.8%)

0.72

Diabetes mellitus (n,%)

172 (39.7%)

404 (40.7%)

0.77

Hypertension (n,%)

270 (62.4%)

605 (61.0%)

0.59

Current smoker (n,%)

137 (31.8%)

386 (38.9%)

0.04

Hypercholesterolemia (n,%)

270 (62.4%)

659 (64.4%)

0.16

Previous MI (n, %)

30 (6.9%)

62 (6.3%)

0.64

Previous PCI (n, %)

52 (12.1%)

116 (11.7%)

0.86

Prior coronary bypass surgery (n, %)

5 (1.2%)

8 (0.8%)

0.55

Renal insufficiency (n, %)

27 (6.3%)

62 (6.6%)

1.0

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

43 ± 11

45 ± 13

0.01

EF < 40% (n, %)

38 (21.9%)

54 (19.8%)

0.03

Peak troponin I (ng/ml)

16.45 ± 1.52

15.58 ± 1.46

< 0.0005

hs-CRP (mg/L)

22.8 ± 3.3

23.4 ± 3.6

< 0.0005

BNP (pg/mL)

232 ± 24

268 ± 33

< 0.0005

Radial Access (n, %)

387 (89.5%)

827 (83.4%)

< 0.0005

Targeted vessel (n, %)

 LM

8 (1.9%)

21 (2.1%)

0.94

 LAD

145 (33.6%)

351 (35.4%)

 

 LCX

108 (25.0%)

249 (25.1%)

 

 RCA

170 (39.3%)

369 (37.2%)

 

 Saphenous vein graft

1 (0.2%)

2 (0.2%)

 

Lesion type (n, %)

 A

81 (18.7%)

186 (18.8%)

0.91

 B1

52 (12.1%)

128 (12.9%)

 

 B2

167 (38.7%)

365 (36.7%)

 

 C

132 (30.5%)

313 (31.6%)

 

Multivessel disease (n, %)

91 (21.1%)

218 (22.0%)

0.73

Multivessel intervention (n, %)

83 (19.2%)

188 (18.9%)

1.00

Multilesion intervention (n, %)

124 (28.7%)

287 (28.9%)

0.94

Stent length (mm)

24.1 ± 7.3

19.7 ± 6.8

 

Stents ≥2 (n, %)

188 (43.5%)

360 (36.3%)

0.01

Side-branch involvement (n, %)

99 (23.0%)

249 (25.1%)

0.38

Calcification lesion (n, %)

121 (28%)

272 (27.4%)

0.85

Total occlusion lesion (n, %)

96 (22.2%)

229 (23.1%)

0.78

Usage of ticagrelor (n, %)

186 (43.1%)

407 (41.0%)

0.75

Usage of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (n, %)

135 (31.1%)

317 (32.0%)

0.80

  1. Abbreviations: MI Myocardial infarction, PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention, hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, BNP B-type natriuretic peptide, LM Left main, LAD Left anterior descending; LCX Left circumflex, RCA Right coronary artery