Research Article
Comparison of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Elective Coronary Stenting: A Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 2
Baseline characteristics of the study participants, mean ± SD or n (%).
| | | Clopidogrel (n = 223) | Ticagrelor (n = 214) | value |
| | Age, years | 63 ± 10 | 62 ± 9 | 0.502 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 4.1 | 27.3 ± 4.3 | 0.727 | | Male, n (%) | 153 (68.6%) | 130 (60.7%) | 0.085 | | Hypertension, n (%) | 141 (63.2%) | 122 (57%) | 0.184 | | Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 75 (33.6%) | 64 (29.9%) | 0.403 | | Smoker, n (%) | 51 (22.9%) | 56 (26.2%) | 0.423 | | Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 83 (37.2%) | 107 (50%) | 0.007 | | COPD, n (%) | 9 (4%) | 16 (7.5%) | 0.150 | | Asthma, n (%) | 5 (2.2%) | 12 (5.6%) | 0.085 | | HFrEF, n (%) | 21 (9.4%) | 7 (3.3%) | 0.008 | | Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 4 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0.124 | | Anemia, n (%) | 7 (3.1%) | 14 (6.5%) | 0.118 |
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COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HFrEF: heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
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