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. 2020 Nov 12;91(3):299–306. doi: 10.24875/ACM.20000160

Table 4.

Laboratory findings in patients with STEMI

Variable Total (n = 340) Median (IQR) Male (n = 296) Median (IQR) Female (n = 44) Median (IQR) p
Hemoglobin (g/L) 15.6 (14.4-16.7) 15.8 (14.6-16.8) 14.2 (12.9-15.5) 0.00
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1 (0.8-1.2) 1 (0.8-1.2) 0.84 (0.7-1.1) 0.01
Urea nitrogen (mg/dL) 17 (14-23) 17 (14-22) 19.2 (14.9-32) 0.03
Sodium 136 (134-138) 136 (134-138) 135 (133–137.5) 0.44
C-reactive protein 6.9 (2.7-28.7) 6.6 (2.6-31.9) 12 (3.8-21.4) 0.38
Leukocytes 11.7 (9.3-14.4) 11.9 (9.5-14.7) 10.7 (7.9-12.9) 0.01
NT proBNP 793.5 (222.5-3284.5) 688 (194-2958) 1750 (615-4373) 0.00
Troponin I 12.7 (0.9-52.8) 12.8 (0.9–52.3) 14.1 (1.2-56.4) 0.77
Maximum troponin I 64 (24-80) 63.4 (23.9-80) 74.6 (26-80) 0.41
Serum glucose (mg/dL) 162.5 (1278-238.5) 156 (125-230) 193.5 (140-280) 0.01
K 4.1 (3.8-4.4) 4.1 (3.8-4.4) 4.1 (3.8-4.6) 0.53
Cl 103 (100-105.52) 103 (100-105.1) 104 (100-107) 0.33
Glycated hemoglobin 6.1 (5.65-8.2) 6.1 (5.6-7.6) 7.7 (5.9-9.5) 0.00
Albumin 3.6 (3.3-3.9) 3.7 (3.4-3.9) 3.6 (3.1-3.9) 0.19
Uric acid 6.7 (5.6-7.86) 6.7 (5.6-7.9) 6.4 (5-7.1) 0.19
Platelets 217 (183-259) 214 (180-256) 241 (213-293) 0.00
Total cholesterol 154.9 (130-188.9) 154.2 (130-188.5) 167 (130-192) 0.40
LDL cholesterol 98.3 (75-121.8) 98 (75.1-121.2) 102 (74-129) 0.45
HDL cholesterol 34.4 (29.7-40) 34 (29.3-39.1) 38 (31-48) 0.00
STH 1.4 (0.7-2.8) 1.4 (0.8-2.8) 1.7 (0.9-3.6) 0.24

IQR: interquartile range; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; STH: stimulant thyroid hormone. STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.