Research Article

Impact of Body Mass Index on Short-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Table 3

Admitting clinical, angiographic, and procedural data for patients undergoing PCI according to BMI category.

Total NWOWOB valu

Number of patients6473

Cardiovascular history
 Prior PCI6462226 (21.1)543 (20.9)627 (22.5)
 Prior CABG6462129 (12.0)298 (11.5)289 (10.4)
 Prior HF646252 (4.9)83 (3.2)106 (3.8)
 Prior MI6462212 (19.8)527 (20.3)581 (20.8)
 CVD645089 (8.3)160 (6.2)174 (6.3)

Same sitting angioplasty6473864 (80.5)2138 (82.0)2321 (83.1)

IABP/cardiogenic shock64617 (0.7)16 (0.6)31 (1.1)

Priority6466
 Low risk1861220 (20.5)783 (30.0)858 (30.7)
 Emergency39772 (6.7)170 (6.5)155 (5.6)
 Urgent4208780 (72.7)1654 (63.4)1774 (63.5)

PE62168 (0.8)13 (0.5)15 (0.6)

Thromboembolic history62185 (0.5)12 (0.5)10 (0.4)

DVT621916 (1.6)32 (1.3)32 (1.2)

Stable angina1748202 (18.9)731 (28.1)815 (29.3)

ACS4341
 STEMI1227251 (31.7)501 (29.1)475 (26.0)
 Non-STEMI1939349 (44.1)787 (45.6)803 (44.0)
 Unstable angina 1174191 (24.1)436 (25.3)547 (30.0)
 Thrombolytics contraindicated 414311 (1.5)27 (1.6)24 (1.4)
 Failed thrombolysis427426 (3.4)77 (4.5)59 (3.3)

Access site
 Radial/brachial1172193 (18.0)468 (17.9)511 (18.3)
 Femoral5301880 (82.0)2140 (82.1)2282 (81.7)

Sheath size
 Sheath size 5 Fr924160 (14.9)393 (15.1)371 (13.3)
 Sheath size 6 Fr5432893 (83.2)2171 (83.3)2368 (84.9)
 Sheath size 7/8 Fr11420 (1.9)43 (1.6)51 (1.8)

Closure device6470484 (45.1)1359 (52.1)1506 (54.0)

GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors6471134 (12.5)338 (13.0)351 (12.6)

Values are presented as (%).
values for chi-squared tests.
ACS = acute coronary syndrome; BMI: body mass index; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; CVD: cerebrovascular disease; DVT= deep vein thrombosis; HF: heart failure; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; MI: myocardial infarction; NW: normal weight; OB: obese; OW: overweight; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; PE: pulmonary embolism; PVD: peripheral vascular disease; STEMI: ST elevation myocardial infarction.