. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 13.

Published in final edited form as: J Clin Exp Cardiolog. 2016 Apr 21;7(4):432. doi: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000432

Table 4.

Comparison of markers of inflammation and coronary artery dilation between patients with high and low circumferential ε.

	High (n=29)	Low (n=10)	P-value
PCT [ng/mL]	0.4 (0.10, 143.9)	1.8 (0. mg/ml 0, 9.35)	< 0.05
CRP [mg/dL]	5.2 (0.10, 29.10)	10 (0.80, 19.10)	NS
Albmin [g/dL]	3.4 (2.0, 4.1)	3.55 (2.4, 3.8)	NS
ESR [mm/h]	68.9 (31.8)	65 (27.1)	NS
LAD Z-score	0 (−2.78, 7.78)	0 (−2.20, 1.36)	NS
LMA Z-score	−0.1 (−2.36, 4.53)	−0.1 (−1.47, 1.00)	NS
RCA Z-score	−0.1 (−1.66, 4.53)	0 (−1.19, 0.85)	NS

High strain refers to patients with the highest 75% of values; Low strain includes patients with the lowest 25% of values. NS refers to p-values >0.05. Values are presented as median (range) except ESR which is presented as mean (standard deviation). PCT: Procalcitonin; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; LAD: Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery; LMCA: Left Main Coronary Artery; RCA: Right Coronary Artery.