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Table 1 Baseline characteristics between IVUS- and angiography-guided groups

From: Effect of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel after implantation of drug-eluting stents guided by either intravascular ultrasound or angiography in patients with acute coronary syndrome—propensity score matching analysis

 

Before matching

After matching

IVUS-guided

N = 420

Angiography-guided

N = 4246

p-value

IVUS-guided

N = 416

Angiography-guided

N = 814

p-value

Age

67(61–74)

67(59–74)

0.531

67(61–74)

67(61–74)

0.745

Female

77(18.3)

320(25.2)

0.002

77(18.5)

158(19.4)

0.704

Hypertension

265(63.1)

3008(57.3)

0.022

261(62.7)

514(63.1)

0.889

Diabetes

139(33.1)

1527(29.1)

0.084

137(32.9)

268(32.9)

0.998

Smoker

202(48.1)

2370(45.2)

0.248

200(48.1)

364)44.7)

0.862

Dyslipidemia

24(5.7)

345(6.6)

0.491

24(5.8)

43(5.3)

0.722

Prior stroke

31(7.4)

130(2.5)

<0.001

29(7.0)

54(6.6)

0.823

CKD

10(2.4)

105(2.0)

0.596

10(2.4)

25(3.1)

0.505

Prior MI

60(14.3)

647(12.3)

0.244

60(14.4)

110(13.5)

0.662

Prior PCI

72(17.1)

490(9.3)

<0.001

68(16.3)

126(15.5)

0.693

Diagnosis of ACS

     

 STEMI

53(12.6)

1386(26.4)

<0.001

53(12.7)

103(12.7)

0.965

 NSTEMI

101(24.0)

1223(23.3)

0.732

101(24.3)

183(22.5)

0.479

 UA

266(63.3)

2637(50.3)

<0.001

262(63)

528(64.9)

0.514

Multivessel

318(75.7)

3999(76.2)

0.811

314(75.5)

633(77.8)

0.368

CTO

40(9.5)

442(8.4)

0.438

40(9.6)

87(10.7)

0.559

LMCA

84(20.0)

297(5.7)

<0.001

80(19.2)

144(17.7)

0.508

LVEF(%)

58 (55–59)

58(53–59)

0.026

58(55–59)

58(55–59)

0.901

LDL-C(mmol/L)

2.4 (1.8-3.0)

2.7(2.1–3.5)

<0.001

2.4(1.8-3.0)

2.4(1.9-3.0)

0.378

WBC(10^9)

6.8(5.7–8.3)

7.4(6.1–9.3)

<0.001

6.8(5.7–8.3)

7.0(5.9–8.6)

0.146

Hb(g/L)

14.1(13–15)

14.1(13–15)

0.510

14.1(13–15)

14.1(13–15)

0.305

PLT(10^9/L)

205(174–280)

209(178–246)

0.315

205(175–246)

206(174–243)

0.779

Crea(umol/L)

72(62–83)

71(61–82)

0.374

71(62–83)

73(63–85)

0.110

Ticagrelor

209(49.8)

2822(53.9)

0.111

207(49.8)

408(50.1)

0.904

NO. of stent

1.5 ± 0.8

1.6 ± 0.8

0.055

1.5 ± 0.8

1.6 ± 0.8

0.078

Total stent length(mm)

39.2 ± 23.8

41.8 ± 24.3

0.033

39.3 ± 23.8

41.6 ± 23.7

0.114

Mean stent diameter(mm)

3.2 ± 1.1

3.1 ± 0.7

< 0.001

3.2 ± 1.1

3.1 ± 0.5

0.001

  1. ACS, acute coronary syndrome; CAG, angiography; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CTO, chronic total occlusion; Hb, hemoglobin; LMCA, left main coronary; LVEF, left ventricular eject fraction; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PLT, platelet; UA, unstable angina pectoris; WBC, white blood cell; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction