Table 4.
Relationship of Hs-CRP and other clinical variables to the severity of coronary diseases in different study groups.
| Coronary severity score | Group I (n = 68) | Group II (n = 110) | Group III (n = 75) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hs-CRP | r 0.051 | r 0.239 | r 0.334 |
| p 0.369 | p 0.034 | p 0.012 | |
| Age | r 0.356 | r 0.363 | r 0.434 |
| p 0.011 | p 0.024 | p 0.001 | |
| Gender (male) | r 0.401 | r 0.321 | r 0.255 |
| p 0.012 | p 0.031 | p 0.041 | |
| BMI > 25 Kg/m2 | r 0.151 | r 0.021 | r 0.074 |
| p 0.461 | p 0.829 | p 0.669 | |
| Smoking | r 0.450 | r 0.162 | r 0.251 |
| p 0.001 | p 0.481 | p 0.363 | |
| Hypertension | r 0.001 | r 0.026 | r 0.011 |
| p 0.532 | p 0.569 | p 0.769 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | r 0.032 | r 0.551 | r 0.451 |
| p 0.469 | p 0.001 | p 0.009 | |
| Total cholesterol | r 0.150 | r 0.247 | r 0.198 |
| p 0.389 | p 0.089 | p 0.095 | |
| Triglyceride | r 0.201 | r 0.071 | r 0.078 |
| p 0.051 | p 0.429 | p 0.521 | |
| LDL | r 0.032 | r 0.155 | r 0.064 |
| p 0.460 | p 0.476 | p 0.257 | |
| HDL | r 0.211 | r 0.091 | r 0.051 |
| p 0.071 | p 0.466 | p 0.268 | |
| CPK | r 0.651 | r 0.451 | r 0.551 |
| p 0.019 | p 0.013 | p 0.039 | |
| LDH | r 0.591 | r 0.511 | r 0.498 |
| p 0.009 | p 0.002 | p 0.012 | |
| EF% | r −0.411 | r −0.311 | r −0.453 |
| p 0.019 | p 0.029 | p 0.012 |
Abbreviations: Hs-CRP, high sensitive; C-reactive protein. BMI, body mass index; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein; CPK, creatinine phosphokinase; LDH, lactic dehydrogenase; EF%, ejection fraction.