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. 2021 Oct 29;8:740596. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.740596

Table 1.

The baseline clinical characteristics and laboratory parameters of the patients according to the remnant cholesterol (RC) and the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) index categories.

Variables All Participants
(N = 12,563)
RC < Median
LDL-C < Median group
(n = 3,596)
RC < Median
LDL-C≥Median group
(n = 2,612)
RC≥Median
LDL-C < Median group
(n = 2,684)
RC≥Median
LDL-C≥Median group
(n = 3,671)
p-value
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Man(%) 8,658 (68.9%) 2,693 (74.9%) 1,777 (68.0%) 1,845 (68.7%) 2,343 (63.8%) <0.001
Age (yrs) 61 (54,67) 62 (55,67) 61 (54,67) 61 (54,67) 60 (53,66) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 25.86 (23.87,28.02) 25.55 (23.52,27.68) 25.47 (23.51,27.68) 26.19 (24.22,28.27) 26.09 (24.16,28.40) <0.001
Hypertension, n (%) 7,906 (62.9%) 2,259 (62.8%) 1,500 (57.4%) 1,844 (68.7%) 2,303 (62.7%) <0.001
Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) 9,894 (78.8%) 2,727 (75.8%) 2,113 (80.9%) 2,077 (77.4%) 2,977 (81.1%) <0.001
Smoking, n (%) 5,801 (46.2%) 1,716 (47.7%) 1,202 (46.0%) 1,228 (45.8%) 1655 (45.1%) 0.143
Diabetes, n (%) 3,920 (31.2%) 1,178 (32.8%) 644 (24.7%) 1,000 (37.3%) 1,098 (29.9%) <0.001
LABORATORY PARAMETERS
SBP (mmHg) 130 (120,140) 128 (119,138) 130 (120,140) 129 (120,139) 130 (120,140) <0.001
DBP (mmHg) 77 (70,84) 76 (70,82) 78 (70,85) 77 (70.84) 78 (70,85) <0.001
FBG (mmol/L) 6.58 (5.39,13.61) 6.44 (5.35,12.36) 6.13 (5.28,10.42) 7.10 (5.52,16.91) 6.75 (5.47,16.42) <0.001
HbA1C (%) 6.1 (5.6,6.9) 6.0 (5.6,6.8) 5.9 (5.6,6.6) 6.2 (5.7,7.2) 6.1 (5.7,7.1) <0.001
TC (mmol/L) 3.97 (3.35,4.74) 3.18 (2.86,3.49) 4.42 (4.03,4.94) 3.59 (3.25,3.91) 4.91 (4.43,5.52) <0.001
TG (mmol/L) 1.38 (0.99,2.00) 0.99 (0.78,1.25) 1.12 (0.88,1.41) 1.92 (1.43,2.65) 1.92 (1.47,2.56) <0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.26 (1.76,2.91) 1.72 (1.44,1.97) 2.83 (2.50,3.31) 1.81 (1.55,2.04) 2.97 (2.58,3.51) <0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.08 (0.93,1.27) 1.10 (0.94,1.28) 1.18 (1.02,1.38) 0.97 (0.84,1.15) 1.06 (0.93,1.24) <0.001
RC (mmol/L) 0.51 (0.37,0.71) 0.37 (0.29,0.43) 0.37 (0.28,0.44) 0.67 (0.57,0.88) 0.73 (0.60,0.94) <0.001
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L) 2.83 (2.26,3.58) 2.07 (1.78,2.33) 3.18 (2.85,3.67) 2.56 (2.27,2.81) 3.79 (3.36,4.39) <0.001
Triglycerides >1.69 mmol/l+ HDL-C <1.03/1.29 mmol/l (in men/women) 11,214 (89.3%) 3,217 (89.5%) 2,348 (89.9%) 2,398 (89.3%) 3,251 (88.6%) 0.370
WBC ( × 109/L) 6.72 (5.73,7.97) 6.58 (5.63,7.78) 6.73 (6.57,7.94) 6.75 (5.76,8.01) 6.83 (5.86,8.18) <0.001
RBC ( × 1012/L) 4.63 (4.33,4.93) 4.59 (4.29,4.88) 4.65 (4.35,4.95) 4.60 (4.30,4.89) 4.68 (4.38,4.99) <0.001
PLT ( × 109/L) 221 (188,260) 213 (180,249) 227 (194,265) 214 (184,256) 231 (196,270) <0.001
Hb (g/L) 143 (133,154) 142 (132,152) 145 (134,155) 142 (131,152) 145 (134,156) <0.001
PT (S) 11.4 (10.9,11.9) 11.6 (11.1,12.1) 11.4 (11.0,11.9) 11.3 (10.8,11.8) 11.2 (10.8,11.7) <0.001
ATPP (S) 32.5 (30.3,34.8) 32.6 (30.4,34.9) 32.6 (30.3,34.7) 32.3 (30.3,34.7) 32.4 (30.3,34.8) 0.157
BNP (pg/ml) 28 (15,58) 30 (16,59) 27 (15,57) 27 (14,55) 28 (14,61) 0.008
Hs-CRP (mg/L) 1.10 (0.52,2.74) 0.75 (0.39,1.87) 1.18 (0.56,3.02) 1.10 (0.54,2.60) 1.51 (0.72,3.53) <0.001
Homocysteine (umol/L) 12.3 (9.9,15.3) 12.3 (10.0,15.3) 12.7 (10.4,15.7) 12.1 (9.7,15.0) 12.1 (9.8,15.4) <0.001
Uric acid (umol/L) 333.3 (280.4,393.3) 322.5 (271.1,376.0) 322.8 (273.1,379.3) 342.9 (289.1,408.0) 346.3 (290.0,406.8) <0.001
Creatinine (umol/L) 70.2 (60.9,80.5) 70.7 (62.1,80.0) 68.9 (59.7,79.2) 71.7 (61.8,82.1) 69.9 (60.1,80.5) <0.001
CLINICAL PRESENTATION, N (%)
Non-CAD 2,086 (16.6%) 485 (13.5%) 608 (23.3%) 386 (14.4%) 607 (16.5%) <0.001
Stable CAD 241 (1.9%) 101 (2.8%) 47 (1.8%) 37 (1.4%) 56 (1.5%) <0.001
ACS 10,236 (81.5%) 3,010 (83.7%) 1,957 (74.9%) 2,261 (84.2%) 3,008 (81.9%) <0.001
Unstable angina 9,063 (72.1%) 2,783 (77.4%) 1,684 (64.5%) 2,061 (76.8%) 2,535 (69.1%) <0.001
NSTEMI 666 (5.3%) 121 (3.4%) 156 (6.0%) 107 (4.0%) 282 (7.7%) <0.001
STEMI 507 (4.0%) 106 (2.9%) 117 (4.5%) 93 (3.5%) 191 (5.2%) <0.001

Values are median or n (%).

BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HbA1C, glycosylated hemoglobin A1C; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; PLT, platelets; PT, prothrombin time; ATPP, aqueous two-phase partitioning; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; Hs-CRP, hyper-sensitive C-reactive protein; CAD, coronary artery disease; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.