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Table 2 Laboratory data, expressed as medians and interquartile ranges

From: Who is eligible for randomized trials? A comparison between the exclusion criteria defined by the ISCHEMIA trial and 3102 real-world patients with stable coronary artery disease undergoing stent implantation in a single cardiology center

Variable

All patients

Group A

Group B

P

(Patients who met ISCHEMIA exclusion criteria)

(Patients who did not meet ISCHEMIA exclusion criteria)

(A vs. B)

n = 3102

n = 1900

n = 1202

Red blood cell count (106/µL)

4.5 (4.2–4.8)

4.4 (4.1–4.8)

4.6 (4.3–4.9)

<0.001

Hemoglobin (mmol/l)

8.6 (8–9.2)

8.5 (7.8–9)

8.8 (8.2–9.4)

<0.001

Hematocrit (%)

41 (38–45)

41 (38–45)

42 (39–45)

<0.001

White blood cells (103/mm3)

7.2 (6.1–8.4)

7.1 (6–8.4)

7.2 (6.1–8.5)

0.49

Platelets (103/mm3)

200 (163–240)

199 (163–241)

200 (164–235)

0.68

Creatinine (mmol/l)

79.2 (67.2–93.5)

80.1 (68.5–96)

77.7 (66–90)

<0.001

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (ml/min 1.73 m2))

83.3 (67.8–99.7)

82 (62.6–99.3)

85.2 (68.3–100.1)

<0.001