. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 7.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Jun 1;55(22):2480–2488. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.01.047

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Study Population

	All Patients (n = 88)	Patients Managed Medically (n = 30)	Patients Receiving Revascularization (n = 58)	p Value
Age, yrs	59.1 ± 12.1	58.6 ± 11.3	59.4 ± 12.5	0.78
Male	57 (64.8)	16 (53.3)	41 (69.4)	0.11
Body mass index, kg/m²	29.4 (25.8-33.1)	27.5 (23.4-31.8)	30.2 (27.4-34.2)	0.02^*
Diabetes	38 (43.2)	12 (40.0)	26 (44.8)	0.66
Smoker	45 (51.1)	12 (40.0)	33 (56.9)	0.13
Hypertension	69 (78.4)	26 (86.7)	43 (74.1)	0.18
Prior CAD	47 (53.4)	18 (60.0)	29 (50.0)	0.37
Initial troponin-I, mg/dl	0.11 (0.01-0.99)	0.05 (0.01-0.30)	0.14 (0.02-1.13)	0.17
Peak troponin-I, mg/dl	8.2 ± 16.2	8.3 ± 14.7	7.9 ± 18.9	0.89
TIMI risk score	4 (3-5)	4 (3-5)	4.5 (3-5)	0.47

Values are mean ± SD, n (%), or median (interquartile range).

p < 0.05 considered significant.

CAD = coronary artery disease; IQR = interquartile range; TIMI = Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction.