Table 1 Baseline characteristics of entire and propensity-score-matched populations.

From: Comparative Efficacy of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

 

Entire population

Propensity matched population

ARB group (N = 298)

ACEi group (N = 900)

p-value

SMD

ARB group (N = 298)

ACEi group (N = 298)

SMD

Male

193 (64.77)

614 (68.22)

0.29

0.07

183 (63.54)

183 (63.54)

0

Age

65.93 (±8.8)

63.90 (±9.3)

0.001

0.22

65.78 (±8.78)

66.12 (±8.08)

0.04

Diabetes

184 (61.74)

445 (49.44)

<0.001

0.25

176 (61.11)

174 (60.42)

0.01

Hypertension

240 (80.54)

578 (64.22)

<0.001

0.37

231 (80.21)

233 (80.90)

0.02

Dyslipidemia

107 (35.91)

279 (31.00)

0.12

0.1

103 (35.76)

104 (36.11)

0.01

Chronic kidney disease

45 (15.10)

44 (4.89)

<0.001

0.35

35 (12.15)

30 (10.42)

0.06

Stroke

54 (18.12)

133 (14.78)

0.17

0.09

50 (17.36)

46 (15.97)

0.04

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

5 (1.68)

27 (3.00)

0.22

0.09

5 (1.74)

4 (1.39)

0.03

Peripheral artery disease

42 (14.09)

76 (8.44)

0.005

0.18

35 (12.15)

42 (14.58)

0.07

LMD

46 (15.44)

149 (16.56)

0.65

0.03

45 (15.63)

49 (17.01)

0.04

3VD

212 (71.14)

633 (70.33)

0.79

0.02

204 (70.83)

207 (71.88)

0.02

Ejection fraction <40%

55 (18.46)

254 (28.22)

0.01

0.23

54 (18.75)

50 (17.36)

0.04

History of MI

32 (10.74)

160 (17.78)

0.004

0.2

31 (10.76)

32 (11.11)

0.01

history of PCI

50 (16.78)

174 (19.33)

0.33

0.07

49 (17.01)

49 (17.01)

0

CABG for Acute coronary syndrome

152 (51.01)

484 (53.78)

0.41

0.06

146 (50.69)

133 (46.18)

0.09

Medication at discharge

  Beta blocker

223 (74.83)

618 (68.67)

0.04

0.14

216 (75.00)

206 (71.53)

0.08

  Antiplatelet

37 (12.42)

125 (13.89)

0.52

0.04

274 (95.14)

271 (94.10)

0.05

  Calcium channel blocker

106 (35.57)

281 (31.22)

0.16

0.09

102 (35.42)

110 (38.19)

0.06

  Statin

227 (76.17)

680 (75.56)

0.83

0.01

221 (76.74)

230 (79.86)

0.08

Procedural character

  Emergency operation

23 (7.72)

61 (6.78)

0.58

0.04

22 (7.64)

22 (7.64)

0

  Redo-operation

2 (0.67)

21 (2.33)

0.07

0.14

2 (0.69)

1 (0.35)

0.05

  Off pump CABG

240 (80.54)

636 (70.67)

<0.001

0.23

233 (80.90)

235 (81.60)

0.02

  Artery graft

67 (22.48)

243 (27.00)

0.12

0.11

64 (22.22)

69 (23.96)

0.04

  Valve combined operation

23 (7.72)

84 (9.33)

0.4

0.06

22 (7.64)

19 (6.60)

0.04

  1. Values are N (%) or mean (±standard deviation).
  2. ARB, Angiotensin receptor blocker; ACEi, Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; N; Number, SMD, Standardized mean difference; LMD, Left main coronary artery disease; 3VD, Three vessel coronary disease; MI, Myocardial infarction; PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, Coronary artery bypass grafting.