Table 1

Clinical characteristics

VariablesDevelopment cohort
N=1107
Validation cohort
N=1108
P value
Age, years75 (69, 80)75 (69, 80)0.723
Male870 (78.6)881 (79.5)0.594
BMI, kg/m224.2 (22.2, 26.6)24.2 (22.2, 26.5)0.782
Systolic BP, mm Hg126 (116, 136)126 (116, 135)0.722
Diastolic BP, mm Hg70 (64, 78)71 (64, 80)0.350
Current smoker149 (13.5)143 (12.9)0.700
Alcohol consumption0.369
 Daily202 (18.2)221 (19.9)
 Occasionally361 (32.6)374 (33.8)
 None544 (49.1)513 (46.3)
Rivaroxaban monotherapy549 (49.6)558 (50.4)0.718
Dose of rivaroxaban0.459
 10 mg/day509 (46.0)501 (45.2)
 15 mg/day588 (53.1)596 (53.8)
 Other2 (0.2)0 (0.0)
 Unknown8 (0.7)11 (1.0)
Type of atrial fibrillation0.337
 Paroxysmal571 (51.6)605 (54.6)
 Persistent172 (15.5)167 (15.1)
 Permanent364 (32.9)336 (30.3)
Hypertension955 (86.3)936 (84.5)0.233
Diabetes mellitus460 (41.6)467 (42.1)0.777
Dyslipidaemia774 (69.9)764 (69.0)0.622
Angina pectoris714 (64.5)696 (62.8)0.410
Heart failure398 (36.0)390 (35.2)0.711
Liver dysfunction19 (1.7)22 (2.0)0.638
Creatinine clearance59.8 (45.7, 75.0)58.7 (44.8, 74.0)0.322
Haemorrhagic diathesis17 (1.5)15 (1.4)0.720
Prior stroke158 (14.3)165 (14.9)0.680
Transient ischaemic attack23 (2.1)25 (2.3)0.773
Prior myocardial infarction381 (34.4)396 (35.7)0.514
Prior PCI779 (70.4)785 (70.8)0.805
Stent implantation718 (64.9)726 (65.5)0.743
Type of stent0.802
 Drug-eluting480/718 (66.9)497/726 (68.5)
 Bare-metal179/718 (24.9)163/726 (22.5)
 Both types27/718 (3.8)28/726 (3.9)
 Unknown32/718 (4.5)38/726 (5.2)
 Cipher86/718 (12.0)88/726 (12.1)
 TAXUS32/718 (4.5)23/726 (3.2)
 Endeavour23/718 (3.2)29/726 (4.0)
 Xience187/718 (26.0)201/726 (27.7)
 Promus103/718 (14.3)112/726 (15.4)
 Nobori46/718 (6.4)38/726 (5.2)
 Other67/718 (9.3)97/726 (13.4)
Prior CABG128 (11.6)124 (11.2)0.783
Location of culprit lesion
 Segment #1113 (10.2)127 (11.5)0.342
 Segment #2134 (12.1)123 (11.1)0.461
 Segment #3111 (10.0)106 (9.6)0.716
 Segment #4PD20 (1.8)33 (3.0)0.071
 Segment #4AV24 (2.2)36 (3.2)0.117
 Segment #515 (1.4)31 (2.8)0.017
 Segment #6251 (22.7)258 (23.3)0.732
 Segment #7253 (22.9)298 (26.9)0.028
 Segment #817 (1.5)34 (3.1)0.016
 Segment #943 (3.9)37 (3.3)0.492
 Segment #102 (0.2)4 (0.4)0.687
 Segment #1177 (7.0)71 (6.4)0.606
 Segment #1244 (4.0)29 (2.6)0.074
 Segment #13117 (10.6)125 (11.3)0.591
 Segment #1434 (3.1)34 (3.1)0.997
 Segment #1515 (1.4)10 (0.9)0.313
Interventions other than PCI or CABG120 (10.8)158 (14.3)0.015
Prior aortic aneurysm46 (4.2)30 (2.7)0.061
Systemic embolism5 (0.6)6 (0.5)0.764
Deep venous thrombosis8 (0.7)6 (0.5)0.591
Pulmonary embolism3 (0.3)5 (0.5)0.726
Peripheral artery disease70 (6.3)69 (6.2)0.926
Other ischaemic disorder87 (7.9)104 (9.4)0.200
Prior bleeding complication37 (3.3)22 (2.0)0.047
Proton pomp inhibitor670 (60.5)687 (62.0)0.475
NSAIDs29 (2.6)16 (1.4)0.050
  • Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR).

  • AV, atrioventricular branch; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PD, posterior descending branch.