Table 1 Pre-operative baseline clinical characteristics.

From: A multivariate and retrospective analysis of the impact of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in Open-Heart surgery

Demographic

Group A

(Pre-Op) (n = 577)

Group B

(Intra-Op) (n = 475)

Group C

(Post-Op) (n = 62)

Total

(n = 1114)

p-value

Age at operation, mean ± SD*

62.1 ± 9.7

61.0 ± 9.1

57.3 ± 11.8

61.4 ± 10.2

< .001S

Gender – Male (%)

467(80.9)

415(87.4)

47(75.8)

929 (83.4)

0.005

Body mass index (BMI)*

24.8 ± 3.9

24.7 ± 4.3

26.0 ± 5.3

24.8 ± 4.4

0.054

Morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5)

127 (22.0)

111 (23.4)

20 (32.3)

258 (23.2)

0.190

Race

    

0.231

Chinese (%)

376 (65.2)

315 (66.3)

35 (56.5)

726 (65.2)

Malay (%)

128 (21.2)

96 (20.2)

14 (22.6)

238 (21.4)

Indian (%)

56 (9.7)

39 (8.2)

9 (14.5)

104 (9.3)

Others (%)

17 (2.9)

25 (5.3)

4 (6.5)

46 (4.1)

Admission

    

< .001S

Elective (%)

57 (9.9)

250 (52.6)

37 (59.7)

344 (30.9)

Emergency (%)

473 (82.0)

207 (43.6)

23 (37.1)

703 (63.1)

Urgent (%)

47 (8.1)

18 (3.8)

2 (3.2)

67 (6.0)

Admission status

    

< .001S

Stable (%)

366 (63.4)

427 (89.9)

52 (83.9)

845 (75.9)

Unstable (%)

211 (36.6)

48 (10.1)

10 (16.1)

269 (24.1)

Smoking – Current (%)

167 (28.9)

137 (28.8)

14 (22.6)

318 (28.5)

0.564

Family history of coronary artery disease – Yes (%)

37 (6.4)

35 (7.4)

2 (3.2)

74 (6.6)

0.445

Diabetes mellitus – Yes (%)

278 (48.2)

238 (50.1)

31 (50.0)

547 (49.1)

0.816

Hyperlipidemia – Yes (%)

456 (79.0)

399 (84.0)

54 (87.1)

909 (81.6)

0.061

Highest serum cholesterol (mmol/L), median (IQR)#

5.3 (1.8)

5.3 (2.0)

5.3 (2.3)

5.3 (2.1)

0.941

Renal disease at time of surgery – Yes (%)

58 (10.1)

39 (8.2)

11 (17.7)

108 (9.7)

0.053

Last creatinine level mmol/L, median (IQR)#

89 (49)

88 (37)

87.5 (73)

88.1 (53)

0.835

Highest creatinine level, mmol/L, median (IQR)#

102 (64)

101.5 (53)

99 (89)

100.8 (69)

0.985

Hypertension (SBP > 160mmHg) – Yes (%)

170 (70.4)

106 (77.5)

13 (79.0)

289 (73.9)

0.021S

Chronic lung disease – Severe (%)

2 (0.3)

5 (1.1)

1 (1.6)

8 (0.7)

0.473

Pulmonary hypertension (PASP ≥ 38 mmHG) (%)

142 (24.6)

139 (29.3)

26 (41.9)

307 (27.6)

0.008S

PASP (mmHg), mean ± SD*

37.3 ± 15.2

38.9 ± 15.0

42.15 ± 16.3

38.3 ± 15.2

0.081

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) – Yes (%)

41 (7.1)

35 (7.4)

9 (14.5)

85 (7.6)

0.108

Extracardiac arteriopathy – Yes (%)

67 (11.6)

57 (12.0)

10 (16.1)

134 (12.0)

0.583

Poor mobility – Yes (%)

28 (4.9)

19 (4.0)

2 (3.2)

49 (4.4)

0.717

Neurological dysfunction – Yes (%)

7 (1.2)

3 (0.6)

1 (1.6)

11 (1.0)

0.559

Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) – Yes (%)

64 (11.1)

46 (9.7)

4 (6.5)

114 (10.2)

0.453

Carotid disease – Yes (%)

45 (7.8)

41 (8.6)

3 (4.8)

89 (8.0)

0.568

  1. PASP = Pulmonary artery systolic pressure; SD = Standard deviation; S = significant; *=AOVA;#= Kruskal-Wallis Test.