Table 1: Baseline characteristics and clinical data of the study population according to the intracoronary nitrate administration before PCI.

Parameters

PCI with nitrate

(212)

PCI without nitrate

(100)

P value

Age (years)

61 ± 11

63 ± 12

NS

BMI (kg/m2)

30.1 ± 6.0

29.5 ± 5.5

NS

Waist circumference (cm)

106 ± 14

101 ± 13

0.003

Gender (male) (%)

84

82

NS

Hypertension (%)

48

61

0.033

Diabetes mellitus (%)

33

36

NS

Smoking status (%)

48.1

54

NS

Hyperlipidemia (%)

31

36

NS

Family history of CAD (%)

41

34

NS

PAD (%)

1

3

NS

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

130 ± 22

129 ± 17

NS

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

78 ± 13

77 ± 11

NS

Plasma blood glucose (mg/dl)

158 ± 75

146 ± 71

NS

Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.79 ± 1.55

6.30 ± 1.93

0.014

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.97 ± 0.3

1.05 ± 0.4

0.039

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

198 ± 43

190 ± 46

NS

LDL (mg/dl)

130 ± 39

121 ± 38

NS

HDL (mg/dl)

39 ± 8

40 ± 10

NS

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

152 ± 110

153 ± 101

NS

Leukocytes (103/mm3)

10.6 ± 3.5

10.1 ± 3.1

NS

CRP (mg/dl)

0.98 ± 1.41

1.68 ± 3.92

NS

Hemoglobin (mg/dl)

14.2 ± 1.7

14.3 ± 2.0

NS

AST (U/L)

45 ± 46

38 ± 36

NS

ALT (U/L)

26 ± 16

25 ± 20

NS

GGT (U/L)

29 ± 17

31 ± 19

NS

LDH (U/L)

337 ± 152

356 ± 205

NS

Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.62 ± 0.30

0.79 ± 0.55

0.007

Direk bilirubin (mg/dL)

0.19 ± 0.10

0.26 ± 0.19

0.005

Aortic sclerosis (%)

49.5

60

NS

Medications

 

 

 

ASA (%)

20.3

34.0

0.009

BB (%)

19.8

29

NS

CCB (%)

12.3

14

NS

Oral nitrate (%)

0.9

1

NS

ACEi (%)

12.7

24

0.012

Statin (%)

9.4

21

0.005

PPI (%)

13.7

13

NS

Clopidogrel (%)

5.2

6

NS

BMI: Body Mass Index; CAD: Coronary Artery Disease; PAD: Peripheral Arterial Disease, LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; AST: Aspartate Transaminase; ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; GGT: Gama-Glutamyl Transferase; LDH: Lactate Dehydrogenase; ASA: Acetylsalicylic Acid; BB: Beta Blocker; Acei: Angiotensinogen Converting Enzyme Inhibitor; PPI: Proton Pump Inhibitor