Effect of type 2 diabetes on coronary artery ectasia: smaller lesion diameter and shorter lesion length but similar adverse cardiovascular events

Table 5 Clinical outcomes of the non-DM group and DM group

	Sample size		MACE
Type of analysis	DM2 group	Non-DM group	Event no.	HR^a (95% CI)	P value
Univariable Cox regression	258	870	15 vs. 53	0.96 (0.54–1.71)	0.894
Multivariable Cox regression^b	258	870	15 vs. 53	0.89 (0.49–1.61)	0.706

^aHazard ratio derived from Cox regression model
^bMultivariable Cox regression adjusted variables including age, gender, BMI, hypertension, dyslipidemia, peripheral arterial disease, current smoker, acute MI, previous PCI, previous MI, family history of CAD, LVEF, eGFR, SYNTAX score, combined CAD, LM ectasia, LAD ectasia, LCX ectasia, RCA ectasia, medications at discharge, concomitant revascularization

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