Table 1 Demographic and medical characteristics among study patients before matching
From: Targeted temperature management in cardiac arrest: survival evaluated by propensity score matching
Control (n = 153) | Treated (n = 183) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count/[Mean] | Percenta/(SD) | Count/[Mean] | Percenta/(SD) | P-value | |
Mean age [years] with (95% CI) | [64] | (20) | [59] | (16) | 0.01 |
Male gender | 86/153 | 56% | 140/183 | 77% | <0.001 |
Primary shockable rhythm | 41/143 | 29% | 132/181 | 73% | <0.001 |
Medical history | |||||
Previous myocardial infarction | 42/153 | 27% | 52/183 | 28% | 0.94 |
Heart failure | 26/116 | 22% | 25/179 | 14% | 0.086 |
Hypertension | 48/126 | 38% | 62/178 | 35% | 0.64 |
Lung disease | 37/119 | 31% | 32/181 | 18% | 0.01 |
Diabetes | 25/122 | 20% | 25/180 | 14% | 0.17 |
Kidney disease | 13/118 | 11% | 4/179 | 2% | <0.001 |
Malignancy | 16/135 | 12% | 9/178 | 5% | 0.047 |
Smoke | 65/97 | 67% | 113/152 | 74% | 0.27 |
Hypercholesterolemia | 19/67 | 28% | 33/154 | 21% | 0.35 |
Presumed cause of arrest | |||||
Acute myocardial infarction | 43/153 | 28% | 104/183 | 57% | <0.001 |
Previous myocardial infarction | 7/153 | 5% | 24/183 | 13% | 0.01 |
Other heart disease | 6/153 | 4% | 10/183 | 5% | 0.69 |