Table 3.

Comparison of Laboratory Work Up Results in ACS Patients According to Age

Lab. Result	Less Than 45-Year-Old (n= 109) (Median, Average)	More Than 45-Year-Old (n= 543) (Median, Average)	P value*
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1 (0.3–19)	1.1 (0.3–13.0)	0.001**
BUN (mg/dL)	12 (0.9–49.0)	16 (0.9–141.0)	<0.001**
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	14.4 (8.4–17.6)	13.5 (0.11–158)	<0.001**
Troponin (ng/mL)	1.63 (0.04–450)	1.08 (0.01–165.5)	0.286
LDL (mg/dL)	138 (43–224)	115 (25–411)	<0.001**
HDL (mg/dL)	36 (10–56.0)	36 (9–172.0)	0.283
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	139 (20–1111)	126 (1.18–557.0)	0.103
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	209 (59–303)	178.5 (18–485)	<0.001**

Notes: *Statistical significance was set at p-values <0.05. **Statistically significant by Kruskal–Wallis test.

Abbreviations: n, total number of patients; lab., laboratory; ACS, acute chest syndrome; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; LDL, low-density lipoproteins; HDL, high-density lipoproteins; g, gram; mg, milligram; dL, deciliter; mL, milliliter.