Table 2 Baseline demographics and clinical variables, stress-echocardiography and invasive coronary angiograms data in the entire population and in the subgroups with or without obstructive coronary artery disease > 50%
Entire population (n = 314) | CAD > 50% (n = 241) | No CAD > 50% (n = 73) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (IQR) | 66 (17) | 67 (15) | 63 (16) | 0.005 |
Male Gender (%) | 229 (73%) (57%) | 186 (77%) | 43 (59%) | 0.002 |
Hypertension (%) | 227 (72%) | 183 (76%) | 44 (60%) | 0.008 |
Family history of CAD (%) | 93 (30%) | 72 (30%) | 21 (29%) | 0.855 |
Smoking (%) | 120 (38%) | 99 (41%) | 21(29%) | 0.057 |
Hypercolesterolemia (%) | 188 (60%) | 152 (63%) | 36 (49%) | 0.035 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 71 (23%) | 63 (26%) | 8 (11%) | 0.006 |
Prior Miocardial infarction | 73 (23%) | 62 (26%) | 11 (15%) | 0.059 |
Coronary stenosis >50% | 241 (77%) | 241 (100%) | 0 | – |
At least one stenosis more than 70% | 222 (71%) | 222 (92%) | 0 | – |
Any reversible WM abnormality | 206 (66%) | 172 (71%) | 35 (48%) | 0.0002 |
More than mild reversible WM abnormality (>0.06) | 164 (52%) | 146 (61%) | 18 (25%) | <0.0001 |
Reversible myocardial perfusion abnormality | 136/176 (77%)a | 105/130 (81%)a | 31/46 (67%)a | 0.063 |
CFR-LAD < 2 | 110/208 (53%)a | 87/151 (58%)a | 23/57 (40%)a | 0.026 |
Normal WM + normal or unavailable myocardial perfusion and CFR-LAD | 59 (19%) | 44 (18%) | 15 (20%) | 0.66 |