Table 1 Key baseline characteristics of the study population
Characteristic | Pre-COVID-19 pandemic era, N = 13,473 | COVID-19 pandemic era, N = 5173 | Post-COVID-19 pandemic era, N = 5483 | p-value (overall) | p-value (Pre vs. COVID) | p-value (Post vs. COVID) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group, n (%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a | |||
Conventional Outpatient Follow-up | 11,217 (83.3%) | 1017 (19.7%) | 759 (13.8%) | |||
Digital Health Management Follow-up | 2256 (16.7%) | 4156 (80.3%) | 4724 (86.2%) | |||
Demographic indicators | ||||||
Sex, Male, n (%) | 9381 (69.6%) | 3501 (67.7%) | 3522 (64.2%) | <0.001a | 0.010a | <0.001a |
Age, Median (IQR) | 64 (55, 72) | 61 (55, 71) | 62 (55, 71) | <0.001b | <0.001c | 0.2c |
Age > 65 years, n (%) | 6099 (45.3%) | 1941 (37.5%) | 2024 (36.9%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.5a |
Lifestyle factors | ||||||
Current smoking, n (%) | 5553 (41.3%) | 1960 (38.0%) | 1853 (33.8%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a |
Current drinking, n (%) | 6174 (45.9%) | 2139 (41.5%) | 1633 (29.8%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a |
Comorbidities | ||||||
Acute coronary syndrome, n (%) | 11,850 (88.0%) | 4239 (82.0%) | 3990 (72.8%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a |
Hypertension, n (%) | 9284 (68.9%) | 3515 (67.9%) | 3691 (67.3%) | 0.081a | 0.2a | 0.5a |
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 7026 (52.1%) | 2843 (55.0%) | 2635 (48.1%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 8238 (61.1%) | 2756 (53.3%) | 2759 (50.3%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.002a |
Stroke, n (%) | 1788 (13.3%) | 657 (12.7%) | 535 (9.8%) | <0.001a | 0.3a | <0.001a |
Heart failure, n (%) | 6134 (45.5%) | 2532 (48.9%) | 2619 (47.8%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | 0.2a |
Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 4765 (35.4%) | 1593 (30.8%) | 1169 (21.3%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a |
Laboratory and examination parameters | ||||||
EF, Median (IQR) | 55 (46, 65) | 55 (44, 65) | 56 (45, 65) | 0.031b | 0.014c | 0.023c |
LDL-C, Median (IQR) | 2.63 (1.58, 4.00) | 2.94 (1.99, 3.75) | 2.89 (2.25, 3.41) | <0.001b | <0.001c | <0.001c |
eGFR, Median (IQR) | 76 (55, 98) | 75 (57, 95) | 75 (63, 89) | 0.9b | 0.7c | 0.8c |
Coronary intervention | ||||||
Multi-vessel disease, n (%) | 4964 (36.8%) | 2530 (48.9%) | 4275 (78.0%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a |
PCI, n (%) | 7867 (58.4%) | 3294 (63.7%) | 4325 (78.9%) | <0.001a | <0.001a | <0.001a |