Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics.
| Young ACS (n=37) |
Elderly ACS (n=324) |
p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 44.9±4.1 | 71.1±9.8 | <0.001 | |||
| Male gender | 35 (94.6) | 239 (73.8) | 0.005 | |||
| Hypertension | 17 (45.9) | 194 (59.9) | 0.10 | |||
| Diabetes | 11 (29.7) | 96 (29.6) | 0.99 | |||
| Dyslipidemia | 16 (43.2) | 173 (53.4) | 0.24 | |||
| Current smoker | 26 (70.3) | 97 (29.9) | <0.001 | |||
| Hemodialysis | 1 (2.7) | 10 (3.1) | 0.90 | |||
| Previous myocardial infarction | 3 (8.1) | 22 (6.8) | 0.76 | |||
| Height, cm | 170.2±5.5 | 161.5±9.4 | <0.001 | |||
| Body weight, kg | 80.2±13.9 | 60.5±13.3 | <0.001 | |||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.8±4.7 | 23.0±3.8 | <0.001 | |||
| HDL-cholesterol, mg/dL | 38.4±7.1 | 42.7±12.4 | 0.02 | |||
| LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL | 104.7±30.9 | 101.4±31.6 | 0.82 | |||
| Triglyceride, mg/dL | 156 (114-198) | 102 (73-138) | <0.001 | |||
| HbA1c, % | 6.5±1.8 | 6.3±0.9 | 0.17 | |||
| CRP, mg/dL | 0.17 (0.08-0.35) | 0.18 (0.08-0.59) | 0.64 | |||
| EPA, μg/mL | 33.8 (27.0-46.6) | 47.2 (30.4-66.0) | 0.02 | |||
| DHA, μg/mL | 112.7 (84.9-126.5) | 123.8 (101.4-156.0) | 0.02 | |||
| AA, μg/mL | 211.9 (168.4-250.3) | 182.2 (149.5-217.7) | 0.01 | |||
| EPA/AA ratio | 0.17 (0.12-0.25) | 0.25 (0.18-0.37) | 0.002 |
Values are mean±SD, n (%), or median (interquartile range).
ACS: acute coronary syndrome, EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA: docosahexaenoic acid, AA: arachidonic acid