Variables | Radial n=13680 | Femoral n=54144 | p Value |
Age years (mean± SD) | 64.4±11.2 | 63.9±12.0 | <0.0001 |
Age >75 years | 17.5% | 18.2% | 0.072 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.4±5.5 | 27.7±5.2 | <0.0001 |
Male | 69.4% | 67.1% | <0.0001 |
Diabetes | 20.8% | 23.1% | <0.0001 |
Hyperlipidemia | 47.9% | 59.5% | <0.0001 |
Hypertension | 51.4% | 56.8% | <0.0001 |
Smoking current | 19.1% | 17.1% | <0.0001 |
Smoking quit | 41.9% | 46.0% | |
Congestive heart failure | 3.2% | 11.3% | <0.0001 |
EF>50% | 82.3% | 66.7% | <0.0001 |
EF 30–50% | 13.8% | 27.2% | |
EF<30% | 3.9% | 6.0% | |
Cerebro vascular disease | 5.7% | 8.3% | <0.0001 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 8.9% | 8.8% | 0.70 |
eGFR (median) (ml/min) | 73.2 | 72.7 | <0.0001 |
eGFR<30 (ml/min) | 0.8% | 2.0% | <0.0001 |
eGFR30–60 (ml/min) | 22.2% | 23.4% | |
eGFR>60 (ml/min) | 77.0% | 74.6% | |
ACS | 48.6% | 53.7% | <0.0001 |
Catheterization only | 68.3% | 81.3% | <0.0001 |
PCI | 31.7% | 18.7% | |
Elective procedure | 43.5% | 43.2% | 0.004 |
Urgent procedure | 48.8% | 49.8% | |
Emergent procedure | 7.7% | 7.0% | |
Contrast amount ml (cath) | 104.0±64.6 | 115.8±77.0 | <0.0001 |
Contrast amount ml (PCI) | 208.1±98.7 | 243.1±133.3 | <0.0001 |
Non-Ionic contrast | 53.7% | 76.9% | <0.0001 |
Low Osmolar contrast | 0.7% | 4.0% | |
Ionic contrast | 37.0% | 11.4% | |
Low Ionic contrast | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
Cardiogenic shock | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.001 |
Cardiac surgery <6 months after cardiac event | 21.3% | 20.3% | 0.009 |
Second event <6 months | 23.2% | 22.5% | 0.066 |
BMI=Body Mass Index; EF=Ejection fraction; eGFR=estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACS=Acute coronary syndrome; PCI=Percutaneous coronary intervention.