Research Article

A Novel Technique for the Assessment of Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk: Reactive Hyperemic Response to Short-Term Exercise

Table 3

Clinical characteristics and tertiles of TR % change after exercise (pre-/postexercise difference).

Lower 2 tertiles
( and <1.1162)
Upper tertiles
(≥1.1162)
value*

Age, y3057.5 ± 11.359.1 ± 6.70.685
Sex, (%) female116 (55)5 (45)0.425
Height, m301.7 ± 0.11.7 ± 0.10.589
Weight, kg3084.5 ± 19.379.5 ± 17.80.501
Waist, cm28107.5 ± 46.295.9 ± 10.10.465
BMI, (kg/m)23028.8 ± 5.427.7 ± 3.30.567
Obesity, (%)108 (80)2 (20)0.419
Abdominal obesity, (%)138 (62)5 (38)0.505
Smoker, (%)2112 (57)9 (43)0.204
Coronary artery disease**, (%)11 (100)0 (0)1.000
Hypertension, (%)1311 (85)2 (15)0.119
Diabetes, (%)44 (100)0 (0)0.272
Dyslipidemia, (%)138 (62)5 (38)0.705
Statin therapy, (%)53 (60)2 (40)1.000
-Blocker therapy, (%)66 (100)0 (0)0.074
Aspirin therapy, (%)55 (100)0 (0)0.140
ACE-inhibitor therapy, (%)43 (75)1 (25)1.000
ASA risk score > 2, (%)2819 (68)9 (32)0.615
Lee Cardiac Risk Index > 2, (%)33 (100)0 (0)0.107
Chemotherapy,   (%)137 (54)6 (46)0.255
Radiation therapy,   (%)107 (70)3 (30)0.101
PreOp echo/EF, %1761.4 ± 3.862.4 ± 6.90.709
PreOp hemoglobin, mg/dL3013.3 ± 1.013.5 ± 1.40.705
PreOp fasting glucose, mg/dL30106.7 ± 28.695.8 ± 12.00.260
PreOp creatinine, mg/dL281.0 ± 0.31.0 ± 0.20.509
Length of hospital stay, d3011.2 ± 11.712.6 ± 18.320.800
Length of ICU Stay, d302.4 ± 9.06.3 ± 19.90.462

Fisher’s exact test.
**Patient status after myocardial infarction (with or without intervention).