Patient baseline characteristics
| Variable |
Immediate treatment n=269 |
Delayed treatment n=265 |
| Demographics | ||
| Age (y; med, Q1–3) | 72.1 (65.5–78.4) | 71.8 (62.5–78.4) |
| Male gender, n (%) | 187 (69.5) | 174 (65.7) |
| Randomised in (%) | ||
| PCI centre | 83.3 | 83.0 |
| Non-PCI centre | 16.7 | 17.0 |
| Grace score (med, Q1–3) | 136 (118–154) | 133 (117–154) |
| Medical history, n (%) | ||
| Hypertension | 146 (54.3) | 154 (58.1) |
| Smoking | 57 (21.2) | 70 (26.4) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 64 (23.8) | 54 (20.4) |
| Previous MI | 48 (17.8) | 52 (19.6) |
| Previous TIA | 15 (5.6) | 13 (4.9) |
| Previous stroke | 9 (3.3) | 12 (4.5) |
| Previous coronary procedures, n (%) | ||
| Previous PCI | 49 (18.2) | 55 (20.8) |
| Previous CABG | 37 (13.8) | 32 (12.1) |
CABG, coronary arterial bypass graft; med, median; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; Q1-3, 1st and 3rd quartile; TIA, transient ischaemic attack; y, years.