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Table 1 Characteristics of 8,325 patients (6,405 in high-severity and 1,920 in low-severity) registered for isolated coronary artery bypass surgery in British Columbia, 1991–2000

From: The risk of death associated with delayed coronary artery bypass surgery

Characteristic

All patients N (%)

High-severity N (%)

Low-severity N (%)

Age group (y)

   

   <50

679 (8.2)

496 (7.7)

183 (9.5)

   50–59

1841 (22.1)

1397 (21.8)

444 (23.1)

   60–69

3167 (38.0)

2457 (38.4)

710 (37.0)

   70–79

2478 (29.8)

1933 (30.2)

545 (28.4)

   ≥80

160 (1.9)

122 (1.9)

38 (2.0)

Sex

   

   Women

1473 (17.7)

1102 (17.2)

371 (19.3)

   Men

6852 (82.3)

5303 (82.8)

1549 (80.7)

Comorbidity at registration

   

   Major conditions*

1775 (21.3)

1358 (21.2)

417 (21.7)

   Other conditions †

2137 (25.7)

1723 (26.9)

414 (21.6)

   None

4413 (53.0)

3324 (51.9)

1089 (56.7)

Coronary anatomy

   

   Left-main stenosis

990 (11.9)

990 (15.5)

0 (0.0)

   Multi- vessel disease‡

6672 (80.1)

4986 (77.8)

1686 (87.8)

   Limited disease§

663 (8.0)

429 (6.7)

234 (12.2)

  1. *congestive heart failure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer.
  2. †peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, dementia, peptic ulcer disease, hemiplegia, renal disease, or liver disease.
  3. ‡3 or 2-vessel disease with PLAD.
  4. §2-vessel disease with no PLAD or 1-vessel disease with PLAD