Research Article

Impact of Inherited Prothrombotic Disorders on the Long-Term Clinical Outcome of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Patients with Diabetes

Table 1

Patients’ baseline characteristics.

ParameterUnsuccessful PTA group
( = 75)
Successful PTA group
( = 58)
Control group
( = 65)

Age (years)64.6 ± 10.363.5 ± 9.258.4 ± 14.2
Gender (% of men)74.273.368.7
Diabetes duration (years)21.6 ± 10.924.5 ± 1420.6 ± 9.3
HbA1c (mmol/mol)62.5 ± 12.264.6 ± 17.359.8 ± 15.6
Ischemic heart disease (%)65.362.158.4
Stroke (%)12.71315.3
Chronic renal insufficiency CKD 2–4 (%)29.325.827.7
Hypertension (%)74.17678.4
Mean total cholesterol4.2 ± 0.94.3 ± 0.84.6 ± 1.1
Mean LDL cholesterol2.5 ± 0.72.4 ± 0.72.7 ± 0.9
Active smoking (%)34.729.330.7

No significant difference between groups.