TABLE 1.
Patient characteristics.
| CTRL (n = 11) | CAD (n = 11) | p values | |
| Age (years) | 56.0 ± 8.0 | 58.8 ± 7.0 | 0.392 |
| Sex, male (%) | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | 0.748 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 22.5 ± 2.4 | 23.8 ± 2.1 | 0.197 |
| AC (cm) | 86.1 ± 10.3 | 87.2 ± 6.6 | 0.779 |
| Complications | |||
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1.000 |
| Hypertension (%) | 3 (27.2) | 5 (45.5) | 0.478 |
| CAD | |||
| 1-Vessel disease | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) | |
| 2-Vessel disease | 0 (0.0) | 4 (36.4) | |
| 3-Vessel disease | 0 (0.0) | 6 (54.5) | |
| Gensini score | 3.6 ± 1.4 | 88.4 ± 43.7 | <0.001 |
| Laboratory measurements | |||
| WBC (×109/L) | 5.9 ± 2.7 | 6.5 ± 1.4 | 0.513 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.6 (0.6–2.6) | 1.6 (1.2–2.0) | 0.997 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 4.6 ± 1.7 | 0.411 |
| LDL-c (mmol/L) | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 2.9 ± 1.3 | 0.472 |
| Left heart function | |||
| EF (%) | 55.6 ± 9.9 | 58.0 ± 12.6 | 0.636 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or the number (%) of patients. BMI, body mass index; AC, abdominal circumference; WBC, white blood cell; TGs, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; EF, ejection fraction.