Research Article

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

Table 2

Basic characteristics of patients with gender difference.

VariableAll patientsManWoman value

Age (years)62 (17)59 (17)67 (10)<0.001
Smoking, (%)416 (53.5)405 (69.6)11 (5.6)<0.001
Hypertension, (%)418 (53.7)305 (52.4)113 (57.6)0.203
DM, (%)204 (26.2)138 (23.7)66 (33.7)0.006
Heart rate (bpm)76 (21)76 (21)76 (20)0.552
Hemoglobin (g/dL)143 (21)147 (18)131 (19)<0.001
WBC count (×109/L)9.8 (3.97)9.95 (4.14)9.55 (3.71)0.083
PLT (×109/L)228 (77)224 (77)240 (85)0.025
Cr (μmol/L)62 (20)66 (19)53 (17)<0.001
TC (mmol/L)4.70 (1.31)4.64 (1.21)<0.001
TG (mmol/L)1.47 (1.23)1.47 (1.26)1.44 (1.12)0.706
EF (%)50 (10)50 (9)0.368
D-dimer (mg/L)0.31 (0.43)0.30 (0.43)0.40 (0.58)<0.001
Clopidogrel, (%)164 (21.1)115 (19.7)49 (25.0)0.120
Ticagrelor, (%)614 (78.9)467 (80.3)147 (75.0)0.120
In-hospital HF, (%)108 (13.8)66 (11.3)42 (21.4)<0.001

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