TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics according to CRP levels at admission, day 3 and 14 after STEMI, divided according to the cut-off at the different time points.
| Admission CRP (mg/L) (n=129) | CRP at day 3 (mg/L) (n=124) | CRP at day 14 (mg/L) (n=115) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 6.45 (n=47) | < 6.45 (n=82) | P Value | ≥ 26 (n=32) | < 26 (n=92) | P Value | ≥ 9.56 (n=26) | < 9.56 (n=89) | p Value | |
| Age, years (Median, IQR) | 54 [46–59] | 56 [54–63] | 0.12 | 55 [48–61] | 55 [49–63] | 0.91 | 56 [43–62] | 56 [49–63] | 0.64 |
| Women (%) | 16 | 9 | 0.001 | 26 | 75 | 0.97 | 20 | 73 | 0.56 |
| Black Americans (%) | 22 | 25 | 0.06 | 11 | 32 | 0.97 | 11 | 29 | 0.36 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 16 | 22 | 0.39 | 9 | 27 | 0.89 | 7 | 25 | 0.91 |
| Hypertension (%) | 29 | 49 | 0.83 | 21 | 56 | 0.63 | 16 | 56 | 0.94 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 27 | 42 | 0.49 | 17 | 48 | 0.93 | 11 | 51 | 0.18 |
| Smoker (%) | 28 | 45 | 0.60 | 18 | 52 | 0.98 | 14 | 50 | 0.83 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (Median, IQR) | 33.5 [28.6–36.8] | 28.3 [24.9–33.5] | 0.003 | 28.9 [27.2–34.2] | 30.2 [25.6–34.9] | 0.84 | 33.0 [28.3–41.0] | 28.7 [25.1–34.2] | 0.02 |
| Symptoms onset to PCI, min (Median, IQR) | 165 [124–360] | 157 [97–307] | 0.43 | 177 [107–330] | 161 [105–356] | 0.91 | 184 [127–381] | 154 [107–356] | 0.47 |
| Admission CRP, mg/L (Median, IQR) | 11.1 [8.4–16.6] | 3.3 [1.5–4.6] | 0.0001 | 6.6 [3.1–12.6] | 4.4 [2.3–7.5] | 0.05 | 9.3 [6.5–14.6] | 3.9 [2.1–6.4] | <0.001 |
CRP=C-reactive protein; STEMI=ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; BMI=body mass index; PCI= percutaneous coronary intervention; IQR=interquartile range.