Table 1. Baseline characteristics (n=360).
| Control (n=57) | Coronary artery disease | p (Control vs. CAD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angina (n=128) | MI (n=175) | |||
| Age (years) | 58.7±12.1 | 67.5±8.3 | 62.9±12.6 | 0.595 |
| Male gender (%) | 26 (45.6) | 86 (67.2) | 125 (71.4) | 0.001 |
| DM (%) | 5 (8.8) | 52 (40.6) | 51 (29.1) | <0.001 |
| HTN (%) | 27 (47.4) | 83 (64.8) | 71 (40.6) | <0.001 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.9) | 5 (2.9) | 0.164 |
| Current smoker (%) | 10 (17.5) | 18 (14.1) | 77 (44.0) | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 177.8±35.1 | 163.4±38.6 | 183.2±48.7 | 0.672 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 141.5±84.3 | 161.1±86.3 | 172.2±199.6 | 0.387 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg.dL) | 53.9±13.9 | 42.9±10.7 | 44.3±14.1 | <0.001 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 114.1±27.6 | 106.4±36.4 | 122.1±42.4 | 0.795 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.74±0.16 | 0.92±0.70 | 2.13±14.64 | 0.57 |
| NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 51.6±74.2 | 164.2±198.7 | 1241.9±3335.9 | 0.075 |
| Troponin I (ng/mL) | 0.03±0.04 | 0.06±0.17 | 7.61±21.03 | 0.056 |
| Hs-CRP (mg/L) | 1.80±2.74 | 3.61±9.31 | 8.09±22.89 | 0.065 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.7±0.4 | 6.4±1.2 | 7.1±1.9 | 0.795 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 14.1±1.5 | 13.7±1.6 | 13.9±2.0 | 0.215 |
| EF (%) | 60.7±3.3 | 59.8±6.4 | 50.1±9.9 | 0.001 |
Data are expressed as means±standard deviation. MI: myocardial infarction, CAD: coronary artery disease, DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, HDL-cholesterol: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, NT pro-BNP: N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide, Hs-CRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein, HbA1c: hemoglobin A1C, Hb: hemoglobin, EF: ejection fraction