Table 2 Baseline characteristics before and after propensity-score matching.

From: Preoperative intra-aortic balloon pump improves the clinical outcomes of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in left ventricular dysfunction patients

 

Before matching

p- value

After matching

p- value

IABP (n = 191)

Control (n = 225)

IABP (n = 129)

Control (n = 129)

Age (years)

  

0.05

  

0.27

 Mean  ±  SD

57.7  ±  9.0

59.4  ±  9.5

 

59.1  ±  9.0

58.4  ±  9.3

 

 Median (IQR)

58 (52–64)

59 (53–66)

 

60 (54–65)

59 (51–66)

 

Female

20 (10.5%)

34 (15.1%)

0.16

14 (10.9%)

12 (9.3%)

0.83

BMI (kg/m2)

  

0.06

  

0.84

 Mean  ±  SD

25.1  ±  3.0

24.6  ±  3.3

 

25.0  ±  3.0

24.9  ±  3.3

 

 Median (IQR)

24.8 (23–27)

24.5 (22.5–26.4)

 

24.8 (22.8–27)

24.8 (22.7–26.9)

 

LV diastolic dimension (mm)

63.3  ±  5.7

64.1  ±  5.9

0.12

63.4  ±  3.6

63.5  ±  3.4

0.83

LVEF (%)

  

0.26

  

0.94

 Mean  ±  SD

32.1  ±  3.1

32.3  ±  3.2

 

31.9  ±  3.2

31.8  ±  3.5

 

 Median (IQR)

33 (30–35)

34 (31–35)

 

32 (30–35)

33 (30–34)

 

NYHA class

 II

85 (44.5%)

81 (36%)

0.08

46 (35.7%)

48 (37.2%)

0.80

 III

95 (49.7%)

131 (58.2%)

0.08

75 (58.1%)

74 (57.4%)

0.91

 IV

11 (5.8%)

14 (6.2%)

0.84

8 (6.2%)

7 (5.4%)

1.00

Vessels diseased

Left main coronary artery

20 (10.5%)

20 (8.9%)

0.59

13 (10.1%)

13 (10.1%)

1.00

Left anterior descending

185 (96.9%)

220 (97.8%)

0.56

126 (97.7%)

127 (98.5%)

1.00

Left circumflex artery

156 (81.7%)

167 (74.2%)

0.07

100 (77.5%)

98 (76%)

0.77

Right coronary artery

171 (89.5%)

196 (87.1%)

0.45

114 (88.4%)

113 (87.6%)

1.00

Triple-vessel disease

117 (61.3%)

121 (53.8%)

0.12

71 (55%)

68 (52.7%)

0.71

Unstable angina

140 (73.3%)

171 (76%)

0.53

97 (75.2%)

97 (75.2%)

1.00

Hypertension

86 (45%)

95 (42.2%)

0.57

55 (42.6%)

51 (39.5%)

0.61

Hypercholesterolemia

29 (15.2%)

20 (8.9%)

0.05

15 (11.6%)

16 (12.4%)

1.00

Diabetes mellitus

75 (39.3%)

71 (31.6%)

0.10

42 (32.6%)

38 (29.5%)

0.56

History of PCI

16 (8.4%)

32 (14.2%)

0.06

14 (10.9%)

16 (12.4%)

0.85

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

7 (3.7%)

10 (4.4%)

0.69

4 (3.1%)

4 (3.1%)

1.00

Peripheral vascular disease

11 (5.7%)

7 (3.1%)

0.19

4 (3.1%)

5 (3.9%)

1.00

Cerebrovascular disease

14 (7.3%)

22 (9.8%)

0.38

14 (10.9%)

10 (7.8%)

0.52

Recent (14 d) myocardial infarction

71 (37.2%)

55 (24.4%)

0.005

37 (28.7%)

41 (31.8%)

0.56

Mitral regurgitation

26 (13.6%)

23 (10.2%)

0.29

14 (10.9%)

16 (12.4%)

0.86

Previous myocardial infarction

133 (69.6%)

140 (62.2%)

0.11

87 (67.4%)

94 (72.9%)

0.33

Ventricular aneurysm

51 (26.7%)

100 (44.4%)

<0.001

42 (32.6%)

43 (33.3%)

0.90

Congestive heart failure

19 (10%)

15 (6.7%)

0.22

11 (8.5%)

10 (7.8%)

1.00

Preoperative renal insufficiency

38 (19.9%)

28 (12.4%)

0.04

23 (17.8%)

20 (15.5%)

0.73

Logistic EuroSCORE

  

0.91

  

0.96

 Mean  ±  SD

6.8  ±  2.2

6.7  ±  2.1

 

6.8  ±  2.4

6.8  ±  2.3

 

 Median (IQR)

7 (5–8)

7 (5–8)

 

7 (5–8)

7 (5–8)

 

Preoperative creatinine (μmol/L)

  

0.11

  

0.76

 Mean  ±  SD

86.7  ±  22.6

83.3  ±  21.3

 

85.4  ±  18.7

84.2  ±  20.4

 

 Median (IQR)

80 (71.7–101)

79 (70.8–90)

 

80 (71.7–99)

79 (71.5–92)

 

Preoperative lactate (mmol/L)

  

0.75

  

0.60

 Mean  ±  SD

1.6  ±  0.7

1.6  ±  0.7

 

1.6  ±  0.7

1.6  ±  0.9

 

 Median (IQR)

1.5 (1.2–1.8)

1.5 (1.2–1.8)

 

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

 

Preoperative CK-MB (mmol/L)

  

0.09

  

0.63

 Mean  ±  SD

7  ±  25.5

3.1  ±  11.5

 

3.3  ±  11.1

4.3  ±  15

 

 Median (IQR)

1.5 (0.8–2.5)

1.3 (0.7–2)

 

1.4 (0.8–2.0)

1.4 (0.7–2.2)

 

Preoperative cTNI (mmol/L)

  

0.10

  

0.53

 Mean  ±  SD

3.1  ±  13.6

0.8  ±  3.9

 

0.7  ±  1.9

1.1  ±  5.0

 

 Median (IQR)

0.05 (0.03–0.70)

0.05 (0.02–0.20)

 

0.05 (0.03–0.18)

0.05 (0.03–0.50)

 
  1. BMI: body mass index; CK-MB: creatinine kinase isoenzyme MB; cTNI: troponin I; EuroSCORE: European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; IQR: interquartile range; LV: left ventricular; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; SD: standard deviation.