Table 2 Balance test of covariates before and after PSM.

From: Correlation analysis between epicardial adipose tissue and acute coronary syndrome

Variable

SMD pre-PSM

SMD post-PSM

BMI

-0.643

0.009

Age

-0.519

0.015

Gender

0.037

-0.147

Smoking

-0.302

0.030

Family history of CHD

-0.175

-0.045

Drinking history

-0.342

-0.170

Hypertension

0.020

0.105

Diabetes

-0.055

-0.086

Hyperlipidemia

-0.161

0.021

  1. Negative values suggest the control group tends to have higher values for that variable, while positive values suggest the experimental group has higher values. SMD < 0.2 indicates good balance.
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