Table 1.
CAD | No CAD | ||||
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Women (n = 44) | Men (n = 44) | Women (n = 44) | Men (n = 45) | p Value | |
Demographics and comorbidities | |||||
Age (years) | 73.5 (64.1, 78.2) | 71.9 (65.7, 77.2) | 67.6 (58.3, 75.3) | 69.2 (59.8, 76.8) | 0.17 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.6 (23.5, 30.8) | 26.3 (24.1, 28.3) | 24.6 (21.9, 28.2) | 26.3 (24.4, 30.4) | 0.31 |
Hypertension (%) | 42 (95.5) | 42 (95.5) | 42 (95.5) | 40 (88.9) | 0.56 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 4 (9.1) | 4 (9.1) | 2 (4.5) | 3 (6.7) | 0.83 |
Current smoking (%) | 8 (18.2) | 4 (9.1) | 5 (11.4) | 4 (8.9) | 0.52 |
MDS (points) | 13.0 (11.3, 14.7) | 13.7 (12.0, 14.5) | 13.0 (10.8, 14.1) | 13.0 (11.3, 14.7) | 0.67 |
Intake of Statins (%) | 12 (27.3) | 9 (20.5) | 10 (22.7) | 7 (15.6) | 0.60 |
Laboratory values | |||||
Total Chol. (mg/dL) | 162.0 (136.8, 197.5) | 169.0 (138.0, 201.2) | 181.0 (140.2, 203.0) | 164.0 (117.0, 196.0) | 0.35 |
HDL-c (mg/dL) | 54.5 (46.0, 62.2) | 52.5 (42.8, 59.0) | 54.5 (45.0, 62.2) | 48.0 (41.0, 64.0) | 0.60 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 105.5 (78.0, 116.2) | 83.0 (73.0, 127.5) | 90.5 (70.5, 135.0) | 86.0 (65.0, 110.0) | 0.28 |
LDL-c (mg/dL) | 75.0 (63.5, 121.2) | 112.0 (58.8, 122.2) | 92.0 (62.0, 126.5) | 74.0 (59.0, 124.0) | 0.84 |
hs-CRP (mg/L) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.7) | 0.3 (0.1, 0.9) | 0.4 (0.1, 0.8) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.6) | 0.72 |
hsTnI (ng/L) | 6.4 (2.3, 13.2) | 7.3 (2.7, 17.8) | 2.9 (1.4, 11.0) | 4.6 (2.3, 8.3) | 0.24 |
CAD classification | |||||
Gensini Score | 8.0 (2.5, 19.6) | 14.0 (5.0, 42.0) | - | - | - |
Syntax Score | 6.5 (0, 10.2) | 8.0 (0, 20.0) | - | - | - |
Categorical variables are shown as absolute numbers and percentages and were compared by Fisher’s exact test. Continuous variables are described as medians and 25th percentiles/75th percentiles and were compared by the Mann‒Whitney test. BMI body mass index; CAD coronary artery disease; HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; hsTnI high-sensitivity troponin I; MDS Mediterranean diet score; LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (measured using the Friedewald Formula); Total Chol. Total cholesterol