Research Article

The Impact of Smoking on Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Women Compared to Men

Table 4

MACE incidence in mid-tem, long term, and total between smokers and nonsmokers.

Smokers (n = 847)Nonsmokers (n = 952)

Mid-term MACEMale14/634 (2.2%)7/467 (1.5%)0.395
Female8/213 (3.8%)4/485 (1.0%)0.028
0.2190.518

Long-term MACEMale37/565 (6.5%)23/403 (5.7%)0.592
Female21/188 (11.2%)16/434 (3.7%)<0.001
0.0400.166

MACEMale51/634 (8.0%)30/467 (6.4%)0.309
Female29/213 (13.6%)20/485 (4.1%)<0.001
0.0160.112

Mid-term: 24 hours up to 6 months after index PCI, long term: 6 months after index PCI, MACE: major adverse cardiac event, and n = number. Bold values imply significant differences.