Table 4:

Coronary anatomy, ejection fraction and smoking status, by treatment after angiography and First Nations status

VariableCABGPCIMedical management
Non–First Nations, % (n = 4 179)First Nations, % (n = 108)p valueNon–First Nations, % (n = 17 503)First Nations, % (n = 381)p valueNon–First Nations, % (n = 7 970)First Nations, % (n = 217)p value
Coronary anatomy0.70.020.002
 Normal0.20.00.31.37.814.7
 Minimal disease*0.30.00.80.513.114.3
 Low risk10.714.864.064.340.542.9
 High risk58.860.231.929.429.619.8
 Left main29.425.02.23.17.97.4
 Missing0.60.00.61.31.20.9
Ejection fraction, %0.40.0010.07
 > 5045.745.453.146.752.947.0
 35–5032.635.227.526.524.822.6
 < 359.512.04.88.79.212.0
 Ventriculogram not done8.23.79.312.17.910.1
 Missing4.03.75.46.05.28.3
Smoking status< 0.001< 0.001< 0.001
 No smoking34.517.634.917.837.922.1
 Prior smoking34.032.427.019.231.222.1
 Present smoking31.550.038.163.031.055.8
  • Note: CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.

  • * Defined as a lesion with less than 50% stenosis.