Table 1.
Patient characteristics at the beginning of the study.
| STEMI Group (n = 66) | NSTEMI Group (n = 44) | Control Group (n = 100) | p-Value Control Group vs. MI Group | p-Value STEMI vs. NSTEMI Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 62.4 ± 9.7 | 64.2 ± 10.1 | 61.5 ± 7.9 | NS | NS | |
| Sex | women | 6 p. (9.1%) | 16 p. (36.4%) | 34 p. (33.7%) | NS | p < 0.005 |
| men | 60 p. (90.9%) | 28 p. (63.6%) | 67 p. (66.3%) | NS | p < 0.005 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 ± 2.4 | 27.5 ± 3.5 | 26.9 ± 3.4 | NS | NS | |
| Smoking (n) | 40 p. (60.6%) | 26 p. (59.1%) | 28 p. (28%) | p < 0.001 | NS | |
| Hypertension (n) | 44 p. (66.7%) | 27 p. (61.4%) | 0 p. | - | NS | |
| Diabetes t.2 (n) | 12 p. (18.2%) | 5 p. (11.4%) | 0 p. | - | NS | |
| Hyperlipidemia (n) | 25 p. (37.9%) | 19 p. (43.2%) | 0 p. | - | NS | |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 144.1 ± 24.0 | 146.2 ± 25.0 | 132.8 ± 19.0 | p < 0.05 | NS | |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 88.6 ± 15.6 | 88.8 ± 13.6 | 83.0 ± 8.0 | NS | NS | |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.96 ± 1.0 | 4.91 ± 0.95 | 4.40 ± 0.9 | p < 0.05 | NS | |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.19 ± 0.95 | 3.11 ± 0.89 | 2.74 ± 0.8 | p < 0.05 | NS | |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.15 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.24 | 1.6 ± 0.35 | p < 0.05 | NS | |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.59 ± 0.95 | 1.53 ± 0.87 | 1.42 ± 0.54 | NS | NS | |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 6.35 ± 1.4 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 5.65 ± 1.1 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) | 91.05 ± 28.0 | 79.6 ± 19.5 | 89.2 ± 14.8 | NS | p < 0.05 | |
| GFR (mL/min) | 82.7 ± 25.6 | 87.1 ± 23.7 | 109.5 ± 30.0 | p < 0.01 | NS | |
| Haemoglobin (mmol/L) | 8.7 ± 0.8 | 8.5 ± 0.7 | 8.9 ± 1.0 | NS | NS | |
| EF (%) | 45.9 ± 9.5 | 49.7 ± 10.1 | 55.0 ± 12.5 | p < 0.01 | NS (p = 0.05) | |
| 1-vessel disease (n) | 25 p. (37.9%) | 15 p. (34.1%) | - | - | NS | |
| 2-vessel disease (n) | 15 p. (22.7%) | 7 p. (15.9%) | - | - | NS | |
| 3-vessel disease (n) | 25 p. (37.9%) | 17 p. (38.6%) | - | - | NS | |
BMI—body mass index, BP—blood pressure, EF—ejection fraction, GFR—glomerular filtration rate, HDL—high density lipoprotein, LDL—low density lipoprotein, MI—myocardial infarction, NS—not statistically significant, NSTEMI—non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, p.—patients, STEMI—ST-elevation myocardial infarction, TG—triglycerides.