Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects with and without CAD Results are expressed as means ± SD, or for non-normally distributed variables as median (interquartile range)
| no CAD (n=268) | CAD (n=289) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 52.3 ± 10.3 | 58.8 ± 8.6 | <0.001 |
| Waist/hip ratio | 0.94 ± 0.08 | 0.96 ± 0.07 | 0.004 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.3 ± 6.5 | 29.1 ± 5.8 | n.s |
| Insulin (mU/l) | 13.7 (8.8–22.9) | 15.2 (9.5–26.2) | n.s. |
| Glucose (mM/l) | 6.5 ± 2.6 | 7.4 ± 3.7 | 0.003 |
| HOMA | 0.62 ± 0.44 | 0.73 ± 0.46 | 0.011 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 190.0 ± 40.3 | 204.1 ± 42.6 | <0.0001 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 115.5 (85.3–165.0) | 143.0 (105.0–211.0) | <0.0001 |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 117.1 ± 34.6 | 129.3 ± 39.9 | <0.0001 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 46.1 ± 15.9 | 41.9 ± 13.8 | 0.001 |
| Factor VII (%) | 100.2 ± 30.6 | 105.4 ±31.3 | <0.05 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dl) | 324.5 (279.8–385.8) | 342.0 (291.0–408.8) | <0.05 |
| Adiponectin (μg/ml) | 9.6 (6.1–14.2) | 7.9 (5.0–11.7) | <0.0001 |
| hs-CRP (mg/l) | 3.1 (1.4–7.5) | 3.7 (1.8–11.5) | n.s |