Table 1.
Patients’ clinical and demographic data
| Parameter | Patients without visceral obesity, n = 29 | Patients with visceral obesity, n = 59 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (range) | 56.0 (51.5–63.5) | 58.50 (53.0–63.0) | 0.710 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 20 (68.9) | 45 (76.2) | 0.613 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (range) | 25.9 (18.3–38.4) | 28.7 (171–39.1) | 0.005 |
| Abdominal obesity area, cm2, mean (range) | 357 (253–623) | 541 (381–725) | 0.00 |
| VAT, cm2, mean (range) | 108 (64–124) | 197 (145–301) | 0.00 |
| SAT, cm2, mean (range) | 253 (159–498) | 316 (201–501) | 0.00 |
| VAT/SAT, mean (range) | 0.42 (0.24–0.40) | 0.62 (0.60–0.72) | 0.00 |
| Documented arterial hypertension, n (%) | 19 (65.5) | 40 (67.7) | 0.109 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 16 (55.1) | 29 (49.1) | 0.207 |
| Family history of CAD, n (%) | 1 (3.4) | 2 (3.4) | 0.644 |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 5 (17.2) | 16 (27.1) | 0.02 |
| Clinical signs and symptoms of angina before MI, n (%) | 21 (72.4) | 40 (67.7) | 0.023 |
| Chronic heart failure before MI, n (%) | 24 (82.7) | 47 (79.7) | 0.02 |
| Prior MI, n (%) | 0 | 3 (5.0) | |
| Documented diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 1 (3.4) | 10 (16.9) | 0.006 |
| Type of acute coronary syndrome | |||
| Q-wave MI, with ST-segment elevation, n (%) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (5.0) | 0.125 |
| Non-Q-wave MI, with ST-segment elevation, n (%) | 27 (93.1) | 56 (95.0) | 0.18 |
| Acute heart failure (Killip classification) | |||
| Class I, n (%) | 22 (75.8) | 52 (88.1) | 0.541 |
| Class II, n (%) | 2 (6.8) | 8 (13.5) | 0.035 |
| Class III, n (%) | 1 (3.4) | 0 | – |
| Class IV, n (%) | 0 | 0 | – |
BMI body mass index, VAT visceral adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, CAD coronary artery disease, MI myocardial infarction