Table 1.
The clinical characteristics of the NCD (no sign of cardiac disease), NSTEMI (non ST elevation myocardial infarction) and STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction) groups. Values are expressed as mean ± SD or numbers.
| Characteristics | Controls n = 67 | NSTEMI n = 38 | STEMI n = 30 |
| Age | 66 ± 12 | 72 ± 15 | 72 ± 13 |
| M/F | 46/21 | 29/9 | 21/9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Prior IHD | 29 | 18 | 12 |
| Hemoglobine, g/l | 135 ± 15 | 132 ± 15 | 132 ± 16 |
| Platelet count, ×109/l | 224 ± 74 | 218 ± 51 | 222 ± 66 |
| Cholesterol mmol/l | - | 4,67 ± 0,94 | 4,60 ± 0,79 |
| Triglycerides mmol/l | - | 1,19 ± 0,46 | 1,28 ± 0,94 |
| BMI | - | 24 ± 2,8 | 27 ± 3,2 |