Research Article

The Preference, Effect, and Prognosis of Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the matched patients (the IABP group and the matched control group) in the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital.

Variable#IABP group ()Matched control group ()

Age66.00 (62.00, 82.25)77.00 (67.75, 81.00)
Sex (male)19 (55.90%)57 (55.90%)
Log (alanine aminotransferase)3.71 (2.69, 4.24)3.18 (2.76, 3.91)
Log (triglyceride)0.47 (0.02, 0.91)0.16 (-0.07, 0.37)
Blood glucose8.78 (5.96, 15.55)7.41 (5.32, 9.96)

#Continuous variable (median, IQR); categorical variable (, percent).