Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of patients in low and high GS groups.
| Low GS group (GS < 38.5, n = 73) |
High GS group (GS ≥ 38.5, n = 76) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63.03 ± 10.44 | 65.22 ± 12.50 | 0.245 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 47 (64.40) | 58 (76.30) | 0.110 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 43 (58.90) | 38 (50.00) | 0.275 |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 7 (9.60) | 5 (6.60) | 0.500 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 25 (34.20) | 24 (31.60) | 0.729 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 15 (20.50) | 13(17.10) | 0.591 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.04 ± 1.95 | 24.91 ± 1.79 | 0.687 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 6.14 ± 1.93 | 5.96 ± 1.87 | 0.564 |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 67.34 ± 18.91 | 73.53 ± 13.82 | 0.024 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.52 ± 0.98 | 1.51 ± 1.12 | 0.933 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.99 ± 0.93 | 4.35 ± 1.00 | 0.024 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.03 ± 0.27 | 1.06 ± 0.24 | 0.416 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.47 ± 0.73 | 2.84 ± 0.70 | <0.01 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) | 2.79 ± 0.75 | 3.30 ± 1.07 | <0.01 |
| Hs-CRP (mg/L) | 4.99 ± 6.86 | 12.76 ± 12.27 | <0.01 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 64.00 (61.90–66.30) | 64.20 (61.65–66.33) | 0.976 |
| ACS, n (%) | 45 (61.6) | 59 (77.6) | 0.034 |
Values are expressed as percentages, mean ± SD or median (25th–75th percentile).
BMI: Body Mass Index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hs-CRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein. ACS: acute coronary syndrome.