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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Sep 17;144(6):1486–1493. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.08.065

TABLE 1.

Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction scores, body mass index, and dextrose challenge results

Variable OHC OHCS P value
TIMI 1.71 ± 0.36 1.50 ± 0.34 .68
BMI (mg/kg2) 34.87 ± 0.74 37.31 ± 1.14 .09
Dextrose challenge (min)
 0 59.63 ± 9.56 54.13 ± 4.41 .20*
 30 214.10 ± 21.06 206.00 ± 13.75
 60 130.00 ± 21.90 93.00 ± 14.79

No difference seen in TIMI, BMI, or response to dextrose challenge in OHC and OHCS groups. OHC, Oral hypercaloric/hypercholesterolemic diet; OHCS, oral hypercaloric/hypercholesterolemic diet plus 1.5 mg/kg atorvastatin daily; TIMI, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction; BMI, body mass index.

*

Analysis of variance.