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. 2013 Apr 1;12:56. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-12-56

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients according to the presence or absence of CAD

Parameters Non-CAD CAD P
n (male/female)
84 (43/41)
228 (163/65)
0.001
Age, years
64.0 ± 9.9
67.0 ± 10.0
0.018
Body mass index, kg/m2
24.8 ± 3.9
24.5 ± 3.0
0.520
Waist circumference, cm
89.6 ± 10.9
90.6 ±8.9
0.408
Fasting plasma glucose, mmol/L
5.5 (5.0, 6.0)
5.5 (5.0, 6.4)
0.448
2h postprandial glucose, mmol/L
8.2 (6.2, 9.8)
8.8 (6.7, 12.4)
0.031
Glycated hemoglobin A1c, %
6.0 (5.6, 6.5)
6.2 (5.8, 6.9)
0.005
Fasting insulin, mU/L
16.3(11.9, 22.2)
16.5 (12.0, 24.5)
0.431
HOMA-IR
4.0 (2.8, 6.0)
4.0(2.8, 5.9)
0.939
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
130.0 (120.0, 150.0)
130 (120.0, 150.0)
0.335
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
80.0 (70.0, 85.8)
80.0 (70.0, 83.8)
0.569
Total cholesterol, mmol/L
4.5 ± 1.1
4.3 ± 1.1
0.070
Triglyceride, mmol/L
1.5 (1.0, 2.2)
1.5 (1.1, 2.2)
0.461
HDL-c, mmol/L
1.2 ± 0.3
1.1 ± 0.3
0.018
LDL-c, mmol/L
3.1 ± 0.9
2.9 ± 1.0
0.221
C-reactive protein, mg/L
1.4 (0.6, 3.6)
1.4 (0.6, 4.0)
0.329
Adiponectin, μg/mL
8.4 (5.6, 11,9)
7.1 (4.7, 12.1)
0.113
Serum creatinine, μmol/L
72.0 (61.0, 87.3)
79.0 (68.0, 91.0)
0.008
Uric acid, μmol/L
324.4 ± 85.5
352.3 ± 90.6
0.392
eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2
90.7 ± 25.1
85.5 ± 23.2
0.092
24h urine albumin, mg/d
7.5 (5.1, 14.1)
7.1 (4.9, 18.3)
0.775
CAD family history, n (%)
35 (41.6)
106 (46.5)
0.243
Smoking, n (%)
31 (36.9)
107 (46.9)
0.073
Metabolic syndrome, n (%)
51 (60.7)
146 (64.0)
0.340
Central obesity, n (%)
46 (56.1)
132 (58.9)
0.376
Hyperglycemia, n (%)
51 (60.7)
147 (64.5)
0.314
Hypertension, n (%)
71 (84.5)
206 (90.4)
0.109
Hypertriglyceridemia, n (%)
34 (40.5)
89 (39.0)
0.458
Low HDL-c, n (%)
33 (39.3)
117 (51.3)
0.039
Hypoglycemic therapy, n (%)
12 (14.3)
60 (26.3)
0.016
Anti-hypertensive therapy, n (%)
54 (64.3)
166 (72.8)
0.094
Lipid-lowering therapy, n (%) 11 (13.1) 80 (35.1) <0.001

Data are mean ± SD or median (interquartile range). CAD, coronary artery disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.