Table 1. Patient characteristics.

	Group
	Control (n = 13)	CAD (n = 15)	ACS (n = 11)
Age (y)	59.1+/−4.3	59.9+/−3.9	59.2+/−4.9
BMI (kg/m2)	27.1+/−9.4	28.2+/−14	25.3+/−24
Blood pressure systolic (mmHg)	132+/−10.2	133+/−7.8	134+/−17
Blood pressure diastolic (mmHg)	80+/−4.2	79+/−4.3	84+/−9.7
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)	4.33+/−1.2	4.32+/−0.85	5.02+/−1.1
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	2.55+/−1.10	2.54+/−0.79	3.21+/−0.85
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	1.30+/−0.40	1.16+/−0.23	1.14+/−0.25
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	1.07+/−0.60	1.36+/−0.65	1.47+/−1.10
C-reactive protein (mg/ml)	1.33+/−1.03#	2.45+/−3.6#	9.45+/−10.3† ‡
Creatinine (µmol/l)	85+/−9.8	93+/−13.5	96+/−32

^#p<0.05 compared to ACS group.

^†p<0.05 compared to control group.

^‡p<0.05 compared to CAD group.

BMI = body mass index, LDL = low density lipoprotein, HDL = high density lipoprotein.