Patient characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| CCS, Canadian Cardiovascular Society; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. | |
| Age (years) (mean (SD); range) | 59 (10); 41 to 71 |
| Male sex | 79% |
| Smoking | 64% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 21% |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 71% |
| Hypertension | 64% |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) (mean (SD)) | 27 (3) |
| Family history | 40% |
| Myocardial infarction | 43% |
| Exertional angina pectoris pre-PTCA (CCS classification20) | |
| I | 64% |
| II | 29% |
| III | 7% |
| IV | 0 |