Research Article

Gender-Related Difference in D-Dimer Level Predicts In-Hospital Heart Failure after Primary PCI for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Basic characteristics of overall population by D-dimer level.

Variable mg/L mg/L value

Age (years)61 (17)65 (16)<0.001
Smoking, (%)302 (56.0)114 (47.7)0.032
Hypertension, (%)290 (53.8)128 (53.5)0.949
DM, (%)141 (26.2)63 (26.4)0.953
Heart rate (bpm)76 (20)78 (20)0.233
Hemoglobin (g/dL)144 (20)139 (24)<0.001
WBC count (×109/L)9.67 (3.83)9.97 (4.30)0.281
PLT (×109/L)231 (74)221 (85)0.064
Cr (μmol/L)62 (21)64 (19)0.002
TC (mmol/L)4.78 (1.32)0.033
TG (mmol/L)1.52 (1.26)1.35 (1.00)0.006
EF (%)50 (9)49 (11)0.005
D-dimer (mg/L)0.23 (0.23)0.88 (0.60)<0.001
Clopidogrel, (%)114 (21.2)50 (20.9)0.942
Ticagrelor, (%)425 (78.8)189 (79.1)0.942
In-hospital HF, (%)47 (8.7)61 (25.5)<0.001

DM: diabetes mellitus; WBC: white blood cell; PLT: platelet; Cr: creatinine; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; EF: ejection fraction; HF: heart failure.