Table 1.

Demographics of Patients With Ruptured and Nonruptured Plaques

	Ruptured (n = 25)	Nonruptured (n = 32)	p Value
Age, yrs	61.4 ± 10.4	64.0 ± 10.1	0.46
Male	20.0 (80.0)	29.0 (90.6)	0.25
Diabetes mellitus	2.0 (8.0)	6.0 (18.8)	0.25
Hypertension	9.0 (36.0)	10.0 (31.3)	0.71
Hypercholesterolemia	8.0 (32.0)	6.0 (18.8)	0.25
Smoker	8.0 (32.0)	6.0 (18.8)	0.25
Family history of CAD	14.0 (56.0)	12.0 (37.5)	0.43
Procedural blood pressure
Systolic BP, mm Hg	129.9 ± 25.1	123.8 ± 18.9	0.31
Diastolic BP, mm Hg	66.2 ± 8.5	65.6 ± 9.3	0.85
Total cholesterol, mmol/l	3.57 ± 0.88	3.83 ± 0.97	0.35
LDL cholesterol, mmol/l	2.37 ± 0.84	2.68 ± 0.98	0.25
HDL cholesterol, mmol/l	1.21 ± 0.47	1.15 ± 0.26	0.60
Total cholesterol:HDL ratio	3.34 ± 1.62	3.51 ± 1.47	0.72
Creatinine, mg/dl	85.6 ± 17.5	94.9 ± 22.5	0.11
hsCRP, mg/l	11.6 ± 28.9	5.36 ± 8.8	0.26

Values are mean ± SD or n (%).

BP = blood pressure; CAD = coronary artery disease; hsCRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; MI = myocardial infarction.