Table 1 Baseline characteristic

Demographics

 Age (years)

59.6±9.8

59.0±9.6

0.100

 Men

690 (71.6)

1370 (76.5)

0.005

Body mass index (kg/m²)

26.7±3.2

26.2±3.1

<0.001

Cardiovascular risk factor

 Previous PCI

242 (25.1)

495 (27.6)

0.152

 Previous CABG

55 (5.7)

76 (4.2)

0.085

 Hypertension

706 (73.2)

1218 (68.0)

0.004

 COPD

26 (2.7)

36 (2.0)

0.246

 PVD

34 (3.5)

72 (4.0)

0.521

 Previous stroke

143 (14.8)

223 (12.5)

0.079

 Previous MI

174 (18.0)

377 (21.0)

0.060

 Current/ever-smoker

560 (58.1)

984 (54.9)

0.112

Initial presentation

 Clinical presentation

<0.001

  ACS

613 (63.6)

939 (52.4)

  CCS

351 (36.4)

852 (47.6)

Laboratory results at admission

 Haemoglobin (g/dL)

14.0±1.7

14.3±1.5

<0.001

 White blood cell count (10⁹/L)

7.7±2.2

6.6±1.6

<0.001

 eGFR (ml/min)

88.9±17.2

91.7±15.1

<0.001

 Glucose (mmol/L)

8.2±2.9

7.5±2.5

<0.001

Procedural presentation

 SYNTAX score^a

12.4±8.3

12.1±8.3

0.393

 GPI

144 (14.9)

295 (16.5)

0.294

Medication at discharge

 Clopidogrel

964 (100.0)

1786 (99.7)

0.170

 Statin

927 (96.2)

1708 (95.4)

0.329

 Beta-blocker

880 (91.3)

1646 (91.9)

0.575