Table 1.
Clinical characteristics at the time of hospital admission in patients admitted to the CCU
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 61.02 ± 13.56 |
| Male sex | 69.9 |
| HTN | 51.9 |
| T2DM | 30.4 |
| Former or current smoker | 39.6 |
| Statin therapy at admission | 38.3 |
| Cr, μmol/L, median (IQR) | 75.0 (21.75) |
| TC, mmol/L | 4.87 ± 1.39 |
| HDL‐C, mmol/L | 1.06 ± 0.30 |
| TG, mmol/L, median (IQR) | 1.50 (1.15) |
| LDL‐C, mmol/L | 2.97 ± 1.14 |
| Corrected LDL‐C, mmol/La | 3.53 ± 1.58 |
| Non–HDL‐C, mmol/L | 3.81 ± 1.36 |
| Lp(a), g/L, median (IQR) | 0.16 (0.45) |
| Lp(a) category, g/L | |
| ≥0.3 | 34.2 |
| ≥0.5 | 26.3 |
| ≥1.0 | 7.6 |
| Phenotypic FH | 11.4 |
| Premature CAD | 51.6 |
Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease; CCU, coronary care unit; Cr, creatinine; FH, familial hypercholesterolemia; HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; HTN, hypertension; IQR, interquartile range; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp(a), lipoprotein(a); SD, standard deviation; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.
Data are presented as percentages or mean ± SD, unless otherwise noted.
a
LDL‐C adjusted for statin therapy and the cholesterol content of Lp(a).