Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients.

From: Association of immunologic findings of atheromatous plaques with subsequent cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral artery disease

Variables

Major adverse cardiovascular events (n = 10)

No major adverse cardiovascular events (n = 27)

P

Age, median with range (yr.)

69 (51–90)

71 (42–87)

0.625

Sex, male (%)

5 (50.0%)

20 (74.1%)

0.240

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Hypertension

8 (80.0%)

19 (70.4%)

0.694

 Diabetes mellitus

4 (40.0%)

8 (29.6%)

0.696

 Coronary artery disease

6 (60.0%)

4 (14.8%)

0.012

 Stroke

5 (50.0%)

4 (14.8%)

0.041

 Atrial fibrillation

5 (50.0%)

6 (22.2%)

0.125

 Chronic kidney disease

1 (10.0%)

3 (11.1%)

0.528

Smoking, n (%)

 Current

2 (20.0%)

7 (25.9%)

0.064

 Ex-smoker

1 (10.0%)

12 (44.4%)

 Never

7 (70.0%)

8 (29.6%)

Anticoagulation at admission

2 (20.0%)

4 (14.8%)

0.663

Antiplatelet agent at admission

5 (50%)

13 (48.1%)

0.666

Statin at admission

3 (30.0%)

7 (25.9%)

0.999

Clinical manifestation

 Intermittent claudication

2 (20.0%)

13 (48.1%)

0.208

 CLTI

8 (80%)

14 (51.9%)

Ankle-brachial index, index limb

0.46 (0–0.49)

0.54 (0–0.72)

0.082

Adjunctive procedure

 Balloon angioplasty

0

2 (7.4%)

0.839

 Stent insertion

1 (10.0%)

3 (11.1%)

 Bypass surgery

1 (10.0%)

2 (7.4%)

Operation time, (min.)

95 (45–470)

180 (70–575)

0.180

Hospital stay, (days)

15 (3–89)

9 (4–117)

0.749

Antithrombotics after operation

 Anticoagulant

3 (30.0%)

5 (18.5%)

0.208

 Single antiplatelet agent

3 (30.0%)

2 (7.4%)

 Dual antiplatelet agents

3 (30.0%)

16 (59.3%)

 Anticoagulant and antiplatelet agent

1 (10.0%)

4 (14.8%)

Laboratory findings

 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

135 (88–278)

169.5 (94–294)

0.288

 hs-CRP (mg/dL)

0.8 (0.3–4.6)

1.3 (0.13–52.1)

0.556

 Neutrophil (μL)

3488 (2200–11,719)

4300 (249–12,050)

0.494

  1. DOAC direct oral anticoagulants, CLTI chronic limb threatening ischemia.