Table 1 Clinical and procedural characteristics of the patients according to DM and treatment strategy

Age, years

64.3 ±9.2

64.4 ±10.8

0.926

62.1 ±10.6

63.7 ±11.1

0.219

Men

75 (72.1)

73 (63.5)

0.223

111 (74.0)

96 (69.1)

0.424

Hypertension

84 (80.8)

96 (83.5)

0.729

97 (64.7)

94 (67.6)

0.684

Smoking

36 (34.6)

33 (28.7)

0.426

51 (34.0)

49 (35.3)

0.921

Prior MI

8 (7.7)

12 (10.4)

0.639

17 (11.3)

19 (13.7)

0.673

Prior PCI

13 (12.5)

21 (18.3)

0.323

25 (16.7)

19 (13.7)

0.586

End-stage renal disease

9 (8.7)

12 (10.4)

0.828

3 (2.0)

4 (2.9)

0.919

Clinical presentation

  Stable angina

34 (32.7)

44 (38.3)

0.473

38 (25.3)

53 (38.1)

0.027

  Unstable angina

47 (45.2)

37 (32.2)

0.066

64 (42.7)

45 (32.4)

0.093

  Acute myocardial infarction

23 (22.1)

34 (29.6)

0.271

48 (32.0)

41 (29.5)

0.739

DCB-only treatment

35 (33.7)

0

-

52 (34.7)

0

-

Target lesion and procedure characteristics

  Left main

11 (10.6)

17 (14.8)

0.467

21 (14.0)

23 (16.5)

0.661

  LAD

83 (79.8)

89 (77.4)

0.787

111 (74.0)

109 (78.4)

0.458

  LCX

80 (76.9)

69 (60.0)

0.011

119 (79.3)

94 (67.6)

0.034

  RCA

54 (51.9)

80 (69.6)

0.011

82 (54.7)

83 (59.7)

0.455

  Chronic total occlusion

20 (19.2)

26 (22.6)

0.655

32 (21.3)

22 (15.8)

0.294

  Total number of diseased vessel

2.4 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.5

0.447

2.4 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.5

0.876

  Total number of treated vessel

2.2 ± 0.4

2.2 ± 0.4

0.987

2.2 ± 0.4

2.2 ± 0.4

0.356

  Total number of device used

2.6 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.9

0.744

2.6 ± 1.0

2.6 ± 0.9

0.727

  Total device length, mm

66.1 ± 23.8

64.9 ± 30.6

0.741

64.6 ± 26.6

63.6 ± 29.9

0.760

  Device diameter, mm

2.8 ± 0.2

2.8 ± 0.4

0.222

2.8 ± 0.3

2.8 ± 0.4

0.613

  Total number of DCB used

1.7 ± 0.8

0

1.6 ± 0.8

0

  Total DCB length, mm

44.5 ± 23.9

0

40.2 ± 23.4

0

  DCB diameter, mm

2.6 ± 0.2

0

2.6 ± 0.3

0

Small DCB used (diameter ≦ 2.5 mm)

64/104 (61.5)

0

96/150 (64.0)

0

  Total number of DES used

0.9 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.9

< 0.001

1.0 ± 0.9

2.6 ± 0.9

< 0.001

  Total DES length, mm

21.5 ± 20.7

64.9 ± 30.6

< 0.001

24.4 ± 24.7

63.6 ± 29.9

< 0.001

  DES diameter, mm

3.2 ± 0.5

2.8 ± 0.4

< 0.001

3.3 ± 0.5

2.8 ± 0.4

< 0.001

Small DES used ( ≦ 2.5 mm)

7/69 (10.1)

49/115 (42.6)

< 0.001

6/98 (6.1)

60/139 (43.2)

< 0.001