Table 6.
Association between inflammation and platelet parameters and angiographic extent of the coronary artery disease in the total group of ACS patients.
| No changes in coronary arteries N = 10 |
1-vessel disease N = 40 |
2-vessels disease N = 24 |
3-vessels disease N = 19 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC [x103/μL] | 7.75 (6.50–8.60) | 8.75 (7.00–10.20) | 8.75 (6.60–11.00) | 7.70 (6.50–10.10) | NS |
| CRP [mg/L] | 3.0 (1.6–3.9) | 2.3 (0.8–2.8) | 4.4 (1.3–5.7) | 3.8 (0.9–4.7) | 0.0419 |
| IL-6 [pg/mL] | 11.1 (10.1–12.0) | 13.7 (5.0–18.9) | 18.0 (9.1–32.8) | 10.4 (3.8–14.7) | NS |
| PLT [x103/μL] | 231 (198–286) | 216 (173–248) | 222 (190–254 | 208 (176–216) | NS |
| MPV [fL] | 11.1 (10.9–11.5) | 10.9 (10.3–11.3) | 10.8 (10.0–11.3) | 10.5 (9.3–11.2) | NS |
| LPLT [%] | 33.2 (30.1–37.0) | 31.3 (27.6–33.8) | 30.4 (24.9–34.5) | 29.4 (24.5–35.1) | NS |
| β-TG [IU/mL] | 58 (36–80) | 89 (53–120) | 75 (61–105) | 55 (41–67) | NS |
ACS – acute coronary syndrome, WBC – white blood cells count, CRP – C-reactive protein, IL-6 – interleukin-6, PLT – platelet count, MPV – mean platelet volume, L-PLT – large platelet, β-TG – β-thromboglobulin.
Conversion factors to SI units are as follows: for WBC – 1.0, for PLT – 1.0.