Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of healthy donors and STEMI patients
| Healthy | STEMI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 10 | 10 | |
| Gender (f/m) | 4/6 | 2/8 | 0.63a |
| Age (years) | 58±8 | 62±9 | 0.39b |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.0±3.1 | 26.1±3.3 | 0.13b |
| Time to catheterization (h) | – | 6.76±9.3 | – |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 119.1±9.0 | 123.2±29.3 | 0.84a |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 71.0±8.8 | 82.3±16.3 | 0.046a |
| Diabetes history (f/m) | 0/0 | 0/0 | – |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.1±0.6 | 7.3±1.2 | <0.0001a |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.3±0.8 | 5.5±1.6 | 0.75b |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.7±0.5 | 1.3±0.3 | 0.017b |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 3.2±0.6 | 3.5±1.3 | 0.47b |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.0±0.4 | 0.9±0.4 | 0.57b |
| CRP (mg/L) | 1.3±1.5 | 11.3±10.5 | 0.064a |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | 87.3±10.7 | 83.3±14.3 | 0.49b |
| Statins (f/m) | 0/0 | 1/3 | – |
| Aspirin (f/m) | 0/0 | 1/2 | – |
m/f, number of males/females; BMI, body mass index; time to catheterization, time between pain onset and sheath insertion in the catheterization laboratory; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; CRP, C-reactive protein. n = 10.
a
Mann–Whitney test.
b
Student’s t-test.