Table IV.

Assignment.

Factor	Assignment
No. of lesions	Single-vessel and double-vessel disease=1, multi-vessel disease=2
Diabetes	No=1, yes=-2
MALAT1	The data belong to continuous variables and are analyzed with original data.
NT-proBNP (ng/l)	The data belong to continuous variables and are analyzed with original data.
hs-CRP (mg/l)	The data belong to continuous variables and are analyzed with original data.

MALAT1, metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein.