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Table 2 Baseline characteristics stratified by coronary computed tomography angiography results

From: Clinical significance of the hemodynamic gain index in patients undergoing exercise stress testing and coronary computed tomography angiography

 

All (N = 284)

Obstructive CAD (N = 23)

Normal/non-obstructive (N = 261)

P-value

Demographics

    

 Age (years)

53 ± 12

68 ± 8

52 ± 11

 < 0.0001

 Male gender

235 (83%)

18 (78%)

217 (83%)

0.55

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

29.0 ± 4.8

30.6 ± 6.4

28.9 ± 4.6

0.97

Comorbidities

    

 Hypertension

83 (29%)

16 (70%)

67 (26%)

 < 0.0001

 Diabetes

48 (17%)

7 (30%)

41 (16%)

0.071

 Dyslipidemia

85 (30%)

16 (70%)

69 (26%)

 < 0.0001

 Smoking history

170 (60%)

15 (65%)

155 (59%)

0.58

 Framingham Risk Score

24 ± 20

23 ± 14

25 ± 20

0.69

Hemodynamics

    

 Resting heart rate (bpm)

69 ± 10

72 ± 15

69 ± 9

0.16

 Resting SBP (mmHg)

118 ± 12

124 ± 15

117 ± 11

0.010

 Peak heart rate (bpm)

140 ± 18

143 ± 16

122 ± 20

 < 0.0001

 Peak SBP (mmHg)

167 ± 17

167 ± 18

167 ± 16

0.96

 % MPHR

79 ± 11

81 ± 12

79 ± 11

0.38

 Exercise time (min)

9.3 ± 7.3

7.6 ± 4.6

9.4 ± 7.4

0.32

 Duke Treadmill Score

3.5 ± 4.3

2.1 ± 3.4

3.6 ± 4.4

0.16

 Hemodynamic gain index

1.74 ± 0.66

1.36 ± 0.53

1.77 ± 0.67

0.005

 Hemodynamic gain index ≤ 1.25

67 (24%)

10 (44%)

57 (22%)

0.019

  1. Bpm beats per minute, CAD coronary artery disease, MPHR maximum predicted heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure