Table 1.
The baseline characteristics of patients with low and high PLR
| Variable | Low PLR (≤135.6) n=147 | High PLR (>135.6) n=73 | P* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, M/F | 110/37 | 52/21 | 0.569 |
| Age, years | 59.7±11.9 | 66.1±11.3 | 0.001 |
| Heart rate, beats per minute | 78 (46-115) | 80 (50-128) | 0.128 |
| Hypertension, % (n) | 53.7 (79) | 53.4 (39) | 0.965 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % (n) | 27.9 (41) | 30.1 (22) | 0.729 |
| Current smoker, % (n) | 43.5 (64) | 27.4 (20) | 0.020 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.2 (17.3-42.5) | 27.7 (15.9-37.1) | 0.243 |
| Previous MI, % (n) | 6.8 (10) | 15.1 (11) | 0.046 |
| Previous PCI, % (n) | 10.9 (16) | 17.8 (13) | 0.153 |
| NSTEMI, % (n) | 52.4 (77) | 69.9 (51) | 0.013 |
| Number of coronary arteries narrowed, % (n) | 0.001 | ||
| 1 | 40.1 (59)** | 23.3 (17) | |
| 2 | 36.7 (54) | 28.8 (21) | |
| 3 | 23.1 (34)** | 47.9 (35) | |
| Culprit lesion, % (n) | 0.357 | ||
| LAD | 40.1 (59) | 49.3 (36) | |
| Cx | 36.1 (53) | 27.4 (20) | |
| RCA | 23.6 (35) | 23.3 (17) | |
| LV EF (%) | 55 (25-65) | 45 (25-65) | 0.001 |
BMI - body mass index; Cx - circumflex; LAD - left anterior descending; LVEF - left ventricular ejection fraction; MI - myocardial infarction; NSTEMI - non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; PCI - percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA - right coronary artery;
*
, Mann-Whitney U or student’s t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables;
**
; P<0.05 between two groups. p values in bold are significant