Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population: 200 MI survivors in Augsburg, Germany, 14 May 2003–24 February 2004.
| Table 1. Characteristics of the study population: 200 MI survivors in Augsburg, Germany, 14 May 2003–24 February 2004. | |
| Characteristic | Mean ± SD or total n (%) |
| Age (years) | 61.9 ± 9.0 |
| Last MI to study (years) | 2.1 ± 0.9 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 28.8 ± 4.0 |
| Alcohol intake per day (g) | 18.5 ± 22.6 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 128.4 ± 19.9 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 181.0 ± 38.8 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 47.9 ± 11.8 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.6 ± 0.7 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 2.2 ± 4.5 |
| Lp-PLA2 (ng/mL) | 188.6 ± 51.1 |
| Sex (male) | 164 (82) |
| Smoking | |
| Ex-smokers | 126 (63) |
| Occasional smokers | 9 (4.5) |
| Never smokers | 65 (32.5) |
| No. of MIs | |
| 1 | 175 (88) |
| > 1 | 25 (12) |
| BMI (kg/m²) | |
| ≤ 25 | 31 (16) |
| > 25 | 168 (84) |
| HbA1c (%) | |
| < 6.5 | 181 (90) |
| ≥ 6.5 | 19 (10) |
| Medical history | |
| Angina pectoris | 42 (21) |
| Arrhythmias | 48 (24) |
| Congestive heart failure | 26 (13) |
| Stroke | 13 (7) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 35 (18) |
| Hypertension | 102 (51) |
| Chronic bronchitis | 16 (8) |
| Asthma | 9 (5) |
| Emphysema | 2 (1) |
| Hay fever | 20 (10) |
| Chronic renal disease | 10 (5) |
| Osteoarthritis | 35 (18) |
| Medications | |
| Beta blockers | 183 (92) |
| ACE inhibitors | 139 (70) |
| Diuretics | 79 (40) |
| Statins | 173 (87) |
| Fibrates | 2 (1) |
| ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme. | |