Table 2

Baseline and procedural characteristics according to sex

Total (n=10 812)Men (n=8315)Women (n=2497)P value
Age (years), median and IQR63.0 (54.0–71.0)68.0 (59.0–78.0)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2), median and IQR28.1 (25.2–31.2)27.9 (24.3–32.4)0.21
Diabetes, n (%)1586 (19.1%)551 (22.1%)<0.001
Previous CABG, n (%)570 (6.9%)129 (5.2%)0.003
Previous PCI, n (%)1915 (23.0%)466 (18.7%)<0.001
CVD, n (%)236 (2.8%)100 (4.0%)0.003
PVD, n (%)263 (3.2%)79 (3.2%)1.00
LVEF estimate
 Normal (>50%)3468 (57.3%)1127 (62.8%)<0.001
 Mild dysfunction (45%–50%)1589 (26.3%)403 (22.5%)
 Moderate dysfunction (35%–44%)746 (12.3%)200 (11.1%)
 Severe dysfunction (<35%)250 (4.1%)65 (3.6%)
eGFR, median (IQR)95.6 (73.3–120.6)75.9 (54.5–101.7)<0.001
ACS type
 Unstable angina1256 (15.1%)459 (18.4%)<0.001
 NSTEMI3942 (47.4%)1235 (49.5%)
 STEMI3117 (37.5%)803 (32.2%)
Cardiac arrest and/or pre-procedure intubation388 (4.7%)83 (3.3%)0.004
Radial access, n (%)4194 (50.5%)1027 (41.2%)<0.001
Lesion locations
 Other305 (3.7%)67 (2.7%)0.018
 LAD3401 (40.9%)1081 (43.3%)0.034
 RCA2918 (35.1%)935 (37.4%)0.031
 LCx2083 (25.1%)511 (20.5%)<0.001
Drug-eluting stent6366 (76.6%)1913 (76.6%)0.96
PCI result successful7898 (95.0%)2401 (96.2%)0.016
  • ACS, acute coronary syndrome; BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; LAD, left anterior descending; LCx, left circumflex; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NSTEMI, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PVD, peripheral vascular disease;RCA, right coronary artery; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.