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Table 1 Characteristics of study patients

From: Sex differences in clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes in patients with vasospastic angina: results from the VA-Korea registry, a prospective multi-center cohort

Characteristic

Male (n = 1141)

Female (n = 697)

p value

Age, years

54.0 ± 11.5

56.9 ± 10.6

< 0.001

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.7 ± 3.02

24.7 ± 3.8

0.839

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

127 ± 18

123 ± 19

< 0.001

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

78.2 ± 12.4

75.0 ± 11.7

< 0.001

Cardiovascular risk factor

 Hypertension

437 (38.3)

260 (37.3)

0.659

 Diabetes mellitus

121 (10.6)

56 (8.0)

0.067

 Dyslipidemia

176 (15.5)

124 (17.8)

0.188

 Previous CAD

147 (12.9)

74 (10.6)

0.142

 Current smoking

465 (41.5)

37 (5.4)

< 0.001

 Alcohol drinking

655 (57.4)

107 (15.4)

< 0.001

Clinical diagnosis

 Angina

1,036 (90.9)

639 (91.9)

0.433

 Acute myocardial infarction

25 (2.2)

9 (1.3)

0.166

 Cardiac arrest

21 (1.8)

6 (0.9)

0.091

 Syncope

18 (1.6)

4 (0.6)

0.055

 Ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation

9 (0.8)

3 (0.4)

0.552

 Atrioventricular block

1 (0.1)

0

0.999

Laboratory finding

 Hemoglobin, g/dL

14.5 ± 1.5

12.8 ± 1.2

< 0.001

 Creatinine, mg/dL

0.88 ± 0.38

0.64 ± 0.16

< 0.001

 Glucose, mg/dL

114 ± 39

106 ± 35

< 0.001

 Total cholesterol, mg/dL

171 ± 36

178 ± 36

< 0.001

 LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

101 ± 31

106 ± 31

0.004

 HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

44.3 ± 12.1

50.3 ± 13.0

< 0.001

 Triglyceride, mg/dL

156 ± 111

122 ± 89

< 0.001

 Left ventricular EF, %

64.2 ± 6.8

64.8 ± 6.3

0.073

ECG finding

 Normal sinus rhythm

1,013 (88.9)

646 (92.7)

0.007

 Atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter

19 (1.7)

10 (1.4)

0.699

 Ventricular tachycardia

2 (0.2)

0

0.529

 Ventricular fibrillation

8 (0.7)

3 (0.4)

0.549

 Atrioventricular block

13 (1.1)

7 (1.0)

0.999

 ST segment elevation

93 (8.2)

9 (1.3)

< 0.001

 ST segment depression

12 (1.1)

5 (0.7)

0.468

 T inversion

21 (1.8)

25 (3.6)

0.020

CAG finding

 Atherosclerosis of total coronary artery

  Any

448 (39.3)

191 (27.5)

< 0.001

  Significant (> 50%)

159 (13.9)

60 (8.6)

0.001

 LM atherosclerosis

  Any

14 (1.2)

5 (0.7)

0.296

  Significant (> 50%)

0

0

1.000

  Mean stenosis

28.5 ± 6.3

24.0 ± 5.4

1.670

 LAD atherosclerosis

  Any

304 (26.7)

140 (20.1)

0.002

  Significant (> 50%)

100 (8.8)

41 (5.9)

0.025

  Mean stenosis

36.7 ± 16.9

36.2 ± 16.0

0.801

 LCX atherosclerosis

  Any

142 (12.5)

47 (6.8)

< 0.001

  Significant (> 50%)

38 (3.3)

10 (1.4)

0.014

  Mean stenosis

37.1 ± 16.9

33.0 ± 16.0

0.203

 RCA atherosclerosis

  Any

219 (19.2)

89 (12.8)

< 0.001

  Significant (> 50%)

54 (4.7)

16 (2.3)

0.008

  Mean stenosis

36.4 ± 18.3

32.2 ± 14.9

0.039

Result of ergonovine provocation test

  

< 0.001

 Definite

493 (43.2)

178 (25.5)

 

 Intermediate

648 (56.8)

519 (74.5)

 

Discharge medication

   

 Antiplatelet

574 (50.3)

287 (41.2)

< 0.001

 Calcium channel blocker

  Dihydropyridine

258 (22.6)

133 (19.1)

0.073

  Non-dihydropyridine

864 (75.7)

531 (76.2)

0.823

 RAS blocker

228 (20.0)

101 (14.5)

0.003

 Beta-blocker

68 (6.0)

49 (7.0)

0.362

 Nitrate

216 (18.9)

128 (18.4)

0.763

 Nicorandil

442 (38.7)

235 (33.7)

0.030

 Molsidomine

167 (14.6)

102 (14.6)

0.999

 Trimetazidime

103 (9.0)

101 (14.5)

< 0.001

 Statin

576 (50.5)

315 (45.2)

0.028

  1. Numbers are represented as mean ± SD or n (%). CAD Coronary artery disease, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, HDL High-density lipoprotein, EF Ejection fraction, ECG Electrocardiogram, CAG Coronary angiography, LM Left main, LAD Left anterior descending artery, LCX Left circumflex artery, RCA Right coronary artery, RAS Renin-angiotensin system