Table 1. The comparison of baseline characteristics between CAD patients and controls.
| Characteristics | CAD patients(n = 679) | Controls(n = 686) | P |
| Age, years | 64.58±8.47 | 64.35±9.96 | 0.792 |
| Gender (males) | 56.55% | 54.52% | 0.449 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.39±8.67 | 25.13±3.85 | 0.372 |
| Antihypertensive treatment (%) | 53.02% | 30.90% | <0.001 |
| SBP, mmHg | 142.81±17.95 | 138.38±20.16 | <0.001 |
| DBP, mmHg | 85.69±11.73 | 82.49±11.02 | <0.001 |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/L | 6.02±2.02 | 5.32±1.09 | <0.001 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.98±1.11 | 1.77±0.96 | 0.002 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.66±1.24 | 4.61±0.92 | 0.486 |
| HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.16±0.34 | 1.25±0.35 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.78±1.00 | 2.71±0.76 | 0.233 |
| BUN, mmol/L | 5.88±3.07 | 5.79±4.46 | 0.729 |
| Creatinine, µmol/L | 82.97±33.43 | 81.75±25.49 | 0.505 |
| Uric acid, µmol/L | 332.90±101.99 | 332.09±95.89 | 0.895 |
| hsCRP, mmol/L | 6.16±13.21 | 1.81±3.27 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Data are expressed as mean ± s.d. unless otherwise indicated.