[Table/Fig-1]:
Patient characteristic in the study groups.
| Patient characteristics |
Stable angina (n=23) |
Unstable angina (n=33) |
Myocardial infarction (n=37) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in yrs (Mean ± SD) |
58.3 ± 12.8 | 60.8 ± 11.0 | 58.3 ±14.8 | 0.668 |
| Females (n) | 1 (4.3%) | 14 (42.2%) | 8 (21.6%) | 0.004 |
| Diabetes mellitus (n) |
9 (39.1%) | 20 (60.6%) | 20 (51.4%) | 0.286 |
| Hypertension (n) | 14 (60.9%) | 20 (62.5%) | 21 (56.8%) | 0.882 |
| Smokers (n) | 3 (13%) | 2 (6.1%) | 13 (35.1%) | 0.005 |
| Dyslipidemia (n) | 8/11 | 11/21 | 18/32 | 0.525 |
| Ejection fraction (%) |
59±9.7 | 64±9.8 | 53.9±12.98 | 0.004 |
| Complications (n) | 2 (8.7%) | 4(12.1%) | 8(21.6%) | 0.333 |
| Plasma myeloperoxidase (U/L) |
53.98±29.53 | 54.45±36.99 | 112.91±57.66 | <0.001‡ |
| Plasma total sialic acid levels (mmol/L) |
1.35±0.53 | 1.63±0.52 | 1.86±0.46 | 0.007‡ |
‡ after correction for sex, smoker and ejection fraction