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. 2013 Nov 15;12:171. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-12-171

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

  Normal glucose group
Median glucose group
High glucose group
(n = 33) (n = 24) (n = 26)
Age (y)
58 ± 11
61 ± 10
59 ± 11
Male (%)
28 (84.8%)
20 (83.3%)
18 (69.2%)
BMI (kg/m2)
25.3 ± 1.8
25.0 ± 2.7
25.7 ± 2.5
Medical history
Hypertension, n (%)
20 (60.6%)
19 (79.2%)
21 (80.8%)
Previous diabetes, n (%)
2 (6.1%)
6 (25.0%)
12 (46.2%)*
Previous angina, n (%)
5 (15.1%)
3 (12.5%)
3 (11.5%)
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1 (3.8%)
Current smoker, n (%)
21 (63.3%)
15 (62.5%)
20 (76.9%)
Biochemical data
Cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.81 ± 0.85
4.46 ± 1.13
4.80 ± 1.21
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
2.78 ± 0.68
2.57 ± 0.75
2.78 ± 0.83
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)
1.02 ± 0.22
0.95 ± 0.26
0.96 ± 0.21
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
1.31 ± 0.65
1.27 ± 0.83
1.98 ± 1.42*
hsCRP (mg/L)
3.2 ± 2.8
2.3 ± 1.6
3.7 ± 4.5
CKMB (IU/L)
137.9 ± 96.9
145.7 ± 85.5
100.6 ± 89.5
Creatinine (μmol/L)
91.48 ± 29.34
85.04 ± 26.74
96.15 ± 19.31
GFR (ml/min)
78.22 ± 24.28
79.43 ± 27.45
70.90 ± 15.85
HbA1C (%)
4.5 ± 1.1
5.3 ± 1.2
7.6 ± 2.0*, #
Admission plasma glucose level (mmol/L)
6.3 ± 0.9
9.1 ± 0.9
14.5 ± 3.4*, #
Clinical aspects of STEMI
Ischemia time
Symptom-to-enrollement, min
355 ± 162
340 ± 151
346 ± 180
Symptom-to-ballon, min
419 ± 159
409 ± 149
414 ± 183
Infarct site: Anterior
51.5%
54.2%
57.7%
Infarct related artery
  LAD, n (%)
18 (55%)
11 (46%)
13 (50%)
  LCX, n (%)
3 (9%)
3 (13%)
3 (11%)
  RCA, n (%)
12 (36%)
10 (42%)
10 (38%)
Number of diseased vessels
 1 coronary vessel (%)
23 (70%)
17 (71%)
16 (62%)
 2 coronary vessels (%)
8 (24%)
6 (25%)
8 (31%)
 3 coronary vessels (%)
2 (6%)
1 (4%)
2 (7%)
Number of stent implanted
1.48 ± 0.51
1.58 ± 0.50
1.50 ± 0.51
Stent type
 Bare-metal stent, (%)
44%
39%
38%
 Drug-eluting stent, (%) 56% 61% 62%

BMI body mass index; HDL high-density lipoprotein; hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL low-density lipoprotein; CKMB creatine kinase isoenzyme MB; GFR glomerular filtration rate; HbA1C glycosylated hemoglobin;

*P < 0.05 for the high glucose group versus the normal glucose group.

#P < 0.05 for the high glucose group versus the median glucose group.

P < 0.05 for the median glucose group versus the normal glucose group.