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Table 1 Demographics and co-morbidities

From: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in nonagenarians: is it worthwhile?

Variables

PPCI patients (n = 42)

MM patients (n = 69)

P value

Mean age at operation (years)

92.8 ± 2.5

93.2 ± 2.2

0.22

Female gender, n (%)

21 (50.0)

45 (65.2)

0.11

Assisted living

7 (16.7)

17 (24.6)

0.32

Hypertension

24 (57.1)

45 (65.2)

0.39

Diabetes

5 (11.9)

18 (26.1)

0.07

Chronic kidney disease (e-GFR < 60)

12 (28.6)

25 (36.2)

0.41

History of previous cancer

4 (9.5)

8 (11.6)

 > 0.99

History of atrial fibrillation

1 (2.4)

16 (23.2)

0.003

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2 (4.8)

1 (1.5)

0.56

Previous stroke

8 (19.1)

15 (21.7)

0.73

Dementia

1 (2.4)

3 (4.4)

 > 0.99

Old bundle branch block

6 (14.3)

6 (8.7)

0.37

Pacemaker/Defibrillator

6 (14.3)

3 (4.4)

0.08

Ex-smoker

14 (33.3)

27 (37.1)

0.54

Current smoker

1 (2.4)

5 (7.3)

0.41

Arrhythmia on admission

New atrial fibrillation

9/41 (22.0)

4/53 (7.5)

0.08

New atrio-ventricular block

8 (19.1)

3 (4.4)

0.019

Pre-admission NYHA class

1

27 (64.3)

39 (56.5)

0.42

2

12 (28.6)

26 (37.7)

0.33

3

2 (4.8)

4 (5.8)

 > 0.99

4

1 (2.4)

0 (0)

0.38

  1. Values in bold demonstrate statistically significant results (p < 0.05)
  2. PPCI primary percutaneous coronary intervention, MM medically managed, e-GFR estimated glomerular filtration rate
  3. ± values are mean ± standard deviation. Values in brackets are (%)