Review Article

Comparison of 12-Month Outcomes with Zotarolimus- and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of patients in included studies.

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Number studied
 PES197153105884775
 ZES1998647883773
Age
 PES63 +/− 1161.54 +/− 12.2263 +/− 962.0 +/− 9.663.6 +/− 11.0
 Zes63 +/− 1060.24 +/− 11.7659 +/− 1261.7 +/− 9.363.5 +/− 11.1
Gender (male)
 PES77%100 (65.4%)76 (72.4%)582 (65.8%)531 (68.5%)
 ZES75%69 (80.2%)37 (78.7%)586 (66.4%)517 (66.9%)
Vessel location (LAD)
 PES40%72 (47.1%)45 (42.9%)611 (50.7%)321 (41.5%)
 ZES48%45 (52.3%)30 (63.8%)622 (52.3%)326 (42.2%)
Vessel location (LCx)
 PES19%29 (19.0%)15 (14.2%)253 (21.0)202 (26.1%)
 ZES24%10 (11.6%)2 (4.3%)252 (21.2%)208 (26.9%)
Vessel location (RCA)
 PES41%52 (34.0%)45 (42.9)340 (28.2%)251 (32.4%)
 ZES28%31 (36.0%)15 (31.9%)316 (26.6)238 (30.8%)
Diabetes mellitus
 PES26%104 (68.0%)23 (21.9%)245 (27.7%)236 (30.5%)
 ZES22%64 (74.4%)12 (25.5%)268 (30.4%)241 (31.2%)
Hypertension
 PES67%86 (56.2%)50 (47.6%)540 (61.1%)640 (82.6%)
 ZES69%53 (61.6%)20 (43.5%)552 (62.5%)614 (79.4%)
Hyperlipidemia
 PES72%104 (68.2%)43 (41.3%)446 (50.5%)657 (84.8%)
 ZES78%57 (66.3%)18 (39.1%)466 (52.8%)629 (81.4)

PES: paclitaxel-eluting stent; ZES: zotarolimus-eluting stent; LAD: left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx: left circumflex coronary artery; RCA: right coronary artery.