Table 2 Angiographical characteristics of the study population
| Â | Non-DM group | DM2 group | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient no. | 870 | 258 | Â |
Combined CAD (%) | Â | Â | 0.052 |
 None | 102 (11.7) | 15 (5.8) |  |
 Single vessel | 173 (19.9) | 43 (16.7) |  |
 Double vessels | 222 (25.5) | 78 (30.2) |  |
 Three vessels | 295 (33.9) | 99 (38.4) |  |
 LM only | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 LM  +  single vessel | 6 (0.7) | 2 (0.8) |  |
 LM  +  double vessels | 13 (1.5) | 1 (0.4) |  |
 LM  +  three vessels | 56 (6.4) | 20 (7.8) |  |
SYNTAX score | 14.00 [7.00, 21.00] | 15.50 [8.25, 22.00] | 0.048 |
SYNTAX score level (%) | Â | Â | 0.376 |
 Low (≤ 22) | 668 (76.8) | 195 (75.6) |  |
 Mid (> 22 and ≤ 32) | 166 (19.1) | 47 (18.2) |  |
 High (> 32) | 36 (4.1) | 16 (6.2) |  |
LM ectasia | 108 (12.4) | 23 (8.9) | 0.153 |
LAD ectasia | 363 (41.7) | 110 (42.6) | 0.85 |
LCX ectasia | 333 (38.3) | 97 (37.6) | 0.901 |
RCA ectasia | 540 (62.1) | 146 (56.6) | 0.131 |
Markis classification | Â | Â | 0.06 |
 Type I | 63 (7.2) | 9 (3.5) |  |
 Type II | 185 (21.3) | 59 (22.9) |  |
 Type III | 223 (25.6) | 56 (21.7) |  |
 Type IV | 399 (45.9) | 134 (51.9) |  |
Diffuse dilation | 472 (54.3) | 124 (48.1) | 0.093 |
Focal dilation (aneurysms) | 398 (45.7) | 134 (51.9%) | 0.093 |
Big CAE (max diameter  > 5 mm) | 577 (66.3) | 147 (57.0) | 0.007 |
Contrast agent stasis | 236 (27.1) | 56 (21.7) | 0.096 |
Thrombus in dilated segment | 16 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 0.968 |
Calcification in dilated segment | 52 (6.0) | 23 (8.9) | 0.128 |
Max. lesion diameter | 5.47 [4.67, 6.29] | 5.26 [4.46, 5.98] | 0.004 |
Max. lesion length | 31.34 [13.32, 62.97] | 25.20 [10.39, 46.76] | 0.002 |