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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the overall population

From: Predictors of suboptimal coronary blood flow after primary angioplasty and its implications on short-term outcomes in patients with acute anterior STEMI

Variables

Suboptimal flow (n = 245)

Optimal flow (n = 859)

P value

Mean age (yrs)

62.9 ± 12.8

57.3 ± 12.3

< 0.001

Females, n (%)

58 (23.7)

127 (14.8)

0.002

Mean weight (kg)

70.5 ± 11

72.1 ± 12

0.064

Hypertension, n (%)

117 (47.8)

390 (45.4)

0.514

Diabetes, n (%)

55 (22.4)

161 (18.7)

0.197

Smoking, n (%)

114 (46.5)

500 (58.2)

0.001

Previous IHD, n (%)

22 (9.0)

72 (8.4)

0.767

Previous CVS, n (%)

15 (6.1)

44 (5.1)

0.539

Total ischemic time, hr. Median (IQR)

4.5 (3–8)

5 (3–8)

0.341

Mean admission heart rate, bpm

83.8 ± 13.2

82.5 ± 14.1

0.204

Mean systolic blood pressure, mm Hg

127.5 ± 22.9

135.1 ± 21.3

< 0.001

Mean diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg

82.9 ± 12.8

87.5 ± 13.9

< 0.001

Killip class > 1, n (%)

80 (32.7)

163 (19.0)

< 0.001

Cardiac arrest on presentation, n (%)

17 (6.9)

31 (3.6)

0.024

Mean serum Creatinine, umol/L

69.12 ± 20.04

65.79 ± 17.74

0.012

Triglyceride, mmol/L, Median (IQR)

1.2 (0.9–1.9)

1.4 (1.0–2.0)

0.067

Mean HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

1.01 ± 0.28

1.03 ± 0.27

0.133

Mean LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

2.55 ± 0.99

2.64 ± 0.93

0.198

Mean Hemoglobin, g/L

142.93 ± 18.4

147.09 ± 17.18

0.001

Mean Platelets count, (×109/L)

213.26 ± 63.53

215.3 ± 65.75

0.665

Mean White blood cells count, (× 109/L)

11.36 ± 3.90

11.09 ± 3.94

0.359

TNT-hs, ng/mL, Median (IQR)

0.4 (0.09–1.5)

0.4 (0.09–1.2)

0.695

Admission CK-MB, U/L, Median (IQR)

42.0 (24.0–134.5)

53(23.0–116.0)

0.992

NT-ProBNP, pg/mL, Median (IQR)

223 (93.0–743.5)

264 (89.0–735.3)

0.774

hsCRP, mg/L, Median (IQR)

3 (1.25–7.3)

2.6 (1.0–6.2)

0.063

Mean HemoglobinA1c%

6.24 ± 1.47

6.09 ± 1.35

0.119

  1. Data are mean ± SD, Median (IQR), or number (%) of patients
  2. IHD Ischemic heart disease, CVS Cerebrovascular stroke, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, CK-MB Creatine kinase- myocardial band, TNT-hs Troponin T-high sensitive, NT-ProBNP N-terminal proB-type Natriuretic Peptide, hsCRP High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein, IQR inter-quartile range