Research Article

Combined Serum Albumin and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Predict All-Cause Death in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of four groups of patients with SCAD.

Total (n = 203)Group A (n = 74)Group B (n = 15)Group C (n = 6)Group D (n = 108) value

Baseline
Age (years)72.6 ± 10.476.0 ± 10.975.7 ± 10.960.2 ± 7.170.1 ± 9.3<0.001
Sex (male)141 (69.5)50 (67.6)9 (60.0)6 (100.0)76 (70.4)0.162
BMI23.6 ± 0.522.8 ± 4.320.8 ± 3.423.1 ± 3.524.5 ± 3.5<0.001
SBP (mmHg)136.4 ± 20.5132.3 ± 20.8143.5 ± 32.9127.7 ± 20.8138.6 ± 17.50.735
DBP (mmHg)77.5 ± 13.275.3 ± 14.380.0 ± 19.178.7 ± 5.478.5 ± 11.70.478
Past smoker (%)100 (49.3)30 (40.5)4 (26.7)5 (83.3)61 (56.5)0.013
Hypertension (%)150 (73.9)48 (64.9)10 (66.7)5 (83.3)87 (80.6)0.099
DM (%)72 (35.5)28 (37.8)5 (33.3)2 (33.3)37 (34.3)0.962
DLP (%)103 (50.7)25 (33.8)7 (46.7)3 (50.0)68 (63.0)0.002
OCI (%)35 (17.2)14 (18.9)5 (33.3)1 (16.7)15 (13.9)0.346
PAD (%)53 (26.1)23 (31.1)4 (26.7)1 (16.7)25 (23.1)0.632
AF (%)26 (12.8)11 (14.9)3 (20.0)1 (16.7)11 (10.2)0.646
LVEF (%)63.3 ± 9.865.3 ± 4.840.4 ± 6.534.5 ± 7.566.6 ± 4.8<0.001

Medication
Aspirin (%)201 (99.0)73 (98.6)14 (93.3)6 (100.0)108 (100.0)0.211
Thienopyridines (%)199 (98)73 (98.6)73 (98.6)6 (100.0)106 (98.1)0.688
Warfarin (%)5 (2.5)1 (1.4)1 (6.7)0 (0.0)3 (2.8)0.670
DOAC (%)21 (10.3)10 (13.5)1 (6.7)1 (16.7)9 (8.3)0.635
Ezetimibe (%)3 (1.5)1 (1.4)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (1.9)0.866
PPI (%)133 (65.5)47 (63.5)10 (66.7)4 (66.7)72 (66.7)0.977
Statins (%)110 (54.2)30 (40.5)9 (60.0)3 (50.0)68 (63.0)0.027
ACEI (%)19 (9.4)4 (5.4)5 (33.3)0 (0.0)10 (9.3)0.025
ARB (%)88 (43.3)31 (41.9)9 (60.0)2 (33.3)46 (42.6)0.569
β-blocker (%)55 (27.1)17 (23.0)8 (53.3)5 (83.8)25 (23.1)0.002
MRA (%)101 (49.8)2 (2.7)4 (26.7)2 (33.3)3 (2.8)0.002

Coronary intervention
LMT (%)13 (6.4)8 (10.8)0 (0.0)1 (16.7)4 (3.7)0.099
Calcification (%)29 (14.3)19 (25.7)1 (6.7)1 (16.7)8 (7.4)0.006
Bifurcation (%)102 (50.2)38 (51.4)7 (46.7)5 (83.3)53 (48.1)0.365
CTO (%)12 (5.9)3 (4.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)9 (8.3)0.252
Stent BMS (%)11 (5.4)4 (5.4)2 (13.3)0 (0.0)5 (4.6)0.754
DES (%)192 (94.6)70 (94.6)13 (86.7)6 (100.0)103 (95.4)0.545
Multivessel PCI (%)53 (26.1)24 (32.4)2 (13.3)3 (50.0)24 (22.2)0.148

Laboratory data
Alb (g/dL)3.9 ± 0.53.5 ± 0.43.3 ± 0.54.3 ± 0.34.3 ± 0.2<0.001
Hb (g/dL)13.6 ± 2.012.4 ± 2.012.4 ± 2.115.0 ± 0.913.6 ± 2.0<0.001
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)60.9 ± 24.353.3 ± 29.345.7 ± 23.552.5 ± 15.868.9 ± 24.2<0.001
AST (U/L)24.7 ± 10.924.5 ± 12.224.3 ± 14.323.0 ± 4.524.9 ± 11.00.973
ALT (U/L)20.9 ± 12.218.3 ± 11.919.5 ± 15.821.2 ± 11.922.8 ± 12.20.101
CHOL (mg/dL)185.4 ± 35.8171.6 ± 30.3174.0 ± 39.7208.7 ± 30.4195.4 ± 35.8<0.001
TG (mg/dL)134.5 ± 98.2117.6 ± 94.293.7 ± 44.3119.3 ± 38.9152.8 ± 105.30.036
HDL-C (mg/dL)50.1 ± 13.248.1 ± 12.345.0 ± 11.857.5 ± 29.751.8 ± 12.40.062
LDL-C (mg/dL)110.0 ± 28.699.1 ± 25.3105.9 ± 38.0129.0 ± 17.4117.0 ± 27.5<0.001
CRP (mg/dL)0.5 ± 1.10.8 ± 1.41.1 ± 1.80.2 ± 0.30.5 ± 1.1<0.001
HbA1c (%)7.3 ± 13.66.3 ± 1.36.7 ± 1.56.7 ± 0.96.3 ± 0.80.608

BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; DM: diabetes mellitus; DLP: dyslipidemia; OCI: old cerebral infarction; PAD: peripheral artery disease; AF: atrial fibrillation; LVEF: left ventricular function; DOAC: direct oral anticoagulants; PPI: proton pump inhibitor; ACEI: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; MRA: mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist; LMT: left main trunk; CTO: chronic total occlusion; BMS: bare mental stent; DES: drug eluting stents; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; Alb: albumin; Hb: hemoglobin; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; CHOL: cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CRP: C-reactive protein.