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. 2016 Apr 6;15:58. doi: 10.1186/s12933-016-0370-0

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients divided by BMI, LMI, and BF tertiles

BMI strata LMI strata BF strata
Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3 P value Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3 P value Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3 P value
N 546 539 538 541 542 540 541 541 541
Age, year (IQR) 69 (60–74) 66 (58–72) 65 (56–72) <0.001 71 (64–85) 66 (59–72) 61 (58–68) <0.001 62 (55–70) 67 (59–73) 69 (62–74) <0.001
Female, n (%) 121 (22.2) 123 (22.8) 119 (22.1) 0.96 121 (22.4) 122 (22.5) 120 (22.2) 1.00 121 (22.4) 121 (22.4) 121 (22.4) 1.00
Diagnosis, n (%) 0.112 0.232 0.079
 AMI 242 (44.3) 219 (40.6) 205 (38.1) 238 (44.0) 215 (39.7) 213 (39.4) 243 (44.9) 213 (39.4) 210 (38.8)
 UA 304 (55.7) 320 (59.4) 333 (61.9) 303 (56.0) 327 (60.3) 327 (60.6) 298 (55.1) 328 (60.6) 331 (61.2)
BMI, kg/m2 (IQR) 21.6 (20.3–22.4) 24.1 (23.5–24.7) 27.0 (26.0–28.4) <0.001 21.6 (20.3–22.5) 24.1 (23.4–24.8) 26.9 (26.0–28.4) <0.001 21.6 (20.3–22.8) 24 (23.1–24.9) 26.8 (25.7–28.4) <0.001
LMI, kg/m2 (IQR) 16.4 (14.7–17.0) 17.8 (17.2–18.2) 19.0 (18.3–19.7) <0.001 16.4 (14.7–17.0) 17.9 (17.5–18.2) 19.0 (18.6–19.7) <0.001 16.6 (15.0–17.5) 17.5 (16.4–18.3) 18.7 (17.5–19.6) <0.001
BF, % (IQR) 24.3 (21.3–26.2) 26.3 (24.8–28.5) 30.0 (28.5–34.7) <0.001 24.3 (22.0–27.2) 26.7 (24.5–29.5) 30.0 (27.5–34.7) <0.001 23.0 (21.3–24.1) 26.1 (25.2–27.2) 30.1 (28.6–34.8) <0.001
Heart rate, per minute (IQR) 73 (65–82) 73 (65–82) 73 (65–82) 0.627 75 (65–84) 72 (65–82) 73 (65–82) 0.320 73 (65–82) 73 (65–82) 73 (65–82) 0.967
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (IQR) 127 (110–143) 130 (115–145) 132 (120–146) <0.001 128 (110–144) 130 (115–145) 130 (118–145) 0.081 124.5 (110–140) 130 (116–146) 134 (120–148) <0.001
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (IQR) 74 (66–82) 75 (70–83) 79 (70–88) <0.001 72 (65–82) 75 (70–82) 80 (70–89) <0.001 74 (68–84) 75 (68–84) 78 (70–86) 0.017
Previous MI, n (%) 135 (24.8) 141 (26.4) 141 (26.6) 0.764 139 (25.8) 130 (24.1) 148 (27.7) 0.405 147 (27.2) 131 (24.4) 139 (26.0) 0.574
Previous PCI, n (%) 42 (7.7) 38 (7.1) 42 (7.8) 0.873 41 (7.6) 42 (7.8) 39 (7.3) 0.951 36 (6.7) 43 (8.0) 43 (8.0) 0.656
Previous heart failure, n (%) 26 (4.8) 27 (5.1) 39 (7.3) 0.149 31 (5.8) 27 (5.0) 34 (6.3) 0.639 22 (4.1) 24 (4.5) 46 (8.6) 0.002
Medical history
 Previous CVD, n (%) 21 (3.9) 15 (2.8) 16 (3.0) 0.571 24 (4.4) 14 (2.6) 14 (2.6) 0.141 13 (2.4) 23 (4.3) 16 (3.0) 0.207
 Hypertension, n (%) 264 (49.4) 286 (54.0) 320 (60.2) 0.002 271 (51.0) 307 (57.4) 292 (55.0) 0.110 232 (43.8) 285 (53.7) 353 (65.9) <0.001
 Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus, n (%) 109 (20.3) 134 (25.1) 131 (24.5) 0.125 118 (22.1) 140 (25.9) 116 (21.7) 0.199 103 (19.4) 124 (23.0) 147 (27.4) 0.008
 Current smoking, n (%) 80 (15.4) 84 (16.5) 81 (15.8) 0.886 67 (13.1) 85 (16.6) 93 (18.0) 0.084 98 (19.1) 85 (16.6) 62 (12.1) 0.008
 Dyslipidemia, n (%) 62 (12.3) 81 (16.8) 105 (21.6) <0.001 53 (10.6) 83 (17.2) 112 (22.7) <0.001 70 (14.1) 76 (15.5) 102 (21.0) 0.01
Laboratory values
 Total cholesterol, mmol/L (IQR) 4.0 (3.4–4.7) 4.0 (3.4–4.9) 4.0 (3.4–4.8) 0.509 3.9 (3.3–4.6) 4.0 (3.4–4.9) 4.0 (3.4–5.0) 0.021 4.0 (3.4–4.8) 4.0 (3.4–4.8) 4.0 (3.4–4.8) 0.917
 eGFR, ml/min (IQR) 76.4 (60.8–90.5) 78.2 (62.5–91.8) 77.8 (61.7–91.2) 0.627 72.9 (56.9–86.7) 78.3 (63.6–92.3) 80.7 (64.5–94.1) <0.001 82.8 (68.5–96.0) 77.3 (61.7–90.6) 73.2 (57.3–85.9) <0.001
 LVEF, % (IQR) 61 (51–68) 62 (51–67) 64 (53–69) 0.017 61 (50–68) 62 (52–68) 64 (53–68) 0.179 61 (51–67) 63 (51–68) 64 (54–68) 0.014
 LVEDV, ml (IQR) 101 (83–120) 104 (89–127) 109 (93–129) <0.001 103 (83–123) 103 (90–124) 108 (92–129) 0.002 102 (83–124) 103 (88–124) 108 (93–128) 0.005
 Troponin >100 upper limit of normal, n (%) 135 (25.2) 130 (24.7) 115 (22.0) 0.409 139 (26.2) 120 (22.7) 121 (23.0) 0.324 136 (25.7) 129 (34.3) 115 (21.9) 0.341
Clinical severity of ACS
 Killip >1, n (%) 101 (18.5) 104 (19.3 85 (15.8 0.292 101 (18.7) 105 (19.4) 84 (15.6) 0.219 101 (18.7) 96 (17.7) 93 (17.2) 0.814
 TIMI score <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
  Low risk, n (%) 41 (7.5) 98 (18.2) 168 (31.2) 24 (4.4) 80 (14.8) 203 (37.6) 79 (14.6) 105 (19.4) 123 (22.7)
  Medium risk, n (%) 189 (34.6) 204 (37.9) 198 (36.8) 161 (29.8) 222 (41.0) 208 (38.5) 229 (42.3) 171 (31.6) 191 (35.3)
  High risk, n (%) 316 (57.9) 237 (44.0) 172 (32.0) 356 (65.8) 240 (44.3) 129 (23.9) 233 (43.1) 265 (49.0) 227 (42.0)
Angiographic and interventional data
 Three vessel disease, n (%) 174 (33.4) 147 (28.7) 157 (30.5) 0.258 179 (34.8) 157 (30.1) 142 (27.7) 0.043 158 (30.8) 148 (28.6) 172 (33.2) 0.280
 Left main disease, n (%) 65 (12.5) 55 (10.7) 59 (11.5) 0.681 68 (13.2) 55 (10.5) 56 (10.9) 0.345 53 (10.3) 59 (11.4) 67 (12.9) 0.422
 One or two vessel disease, n (%) 313 (60.1) 337 (65.8) 327 (63.5) 0.157 300 (58.4) 342 (65.5) 335 (65.4) 0.024 330 (64.3) 332 (64.2) 315 (60.8) 0.412
 No. of stents implanted (SD) 1.9 (1.1) 1.9 (1.1) 1.9 (1.1) 0.912 1.9 (1.2) 1.9 (1.1) 1.8 (1.1) 0.221 1.8 (1.1) 1.8 (1.1) 1.9 (1.1) 0.162
Medications at discharge, n (%)
 Aspirin 503 (92.6) 505 (95.1) 500 (93.1) 0.203 495 (92.2) 512 (95.3) 501 (93.3) 0.099 502 (93.5) 505 (94.2) 501 (93.1) 0.747
 Clopidogrel 497 (91.5) 500 (94.2) 497 (92.6) 0.246 490 (91.3) 506 (94.2) 498 (92.7) 0.170 502 (93.5) 498 (92.9) 494 (91.8) 0.567
 Statin 490 (90.2) 487 (91.9) 491 (91.4) 0.613 484 (90.1) 494 (92.2) 489 (91.2) 0.500 491 (91.4) 487 (91.0) 490 (91.1) 0.968
 ACEI/ARB 303 (55.9) 302 (57.0) 319 (59.5) 0.469 306 (57.1) 317 (59.3) 301 (56.1) 0.557 287 (53.5) 313 (58.4) 324 (60.5) 0.064
 Beta-blocker 334 (61.6) 336 (63.3) 378 (70.5) 0.005 325 (60.6) 348 (64.9) 375 (69.8) 0.007 334 (62.3) 341 (63.6) 373 (69.5) 0.033
 CCB 112 (20.7) 137 (25.9) 170 (31.7) <0.001 117 (21.9) 146 (27.3) 156 (29.1) 0.020 102 (19.1) 137 (25.7) 180 (33.5) <0.001
 Nitrate 228 (42.1) 234 (44.2) 250 (46.6) 0.319 238 (44.4) 235 (43.9) 239 (44.6) 0.975 203 (37.9) 252 (47.2) 257 (47.9) 0.001

ACEI angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ACS acute coronary syndrome; AMI acute myocardial infarction; ARB angiotensin receptor bloker; BF body fat; BMI body mass index; CCB Calcium channel blockers; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate; IQR interquartile; LMI lean mass index; LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDV left ventricular end-diastolic volume; MI myocardial infarction; TIMI thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; UA unstable angina