Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics.
| Total (n = 38) |
Non-Statin (n = 27) |
Statin (n = 11) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (Mean, SD) | 41.21 (13.71) | 38.15 (14.74) | 48.73 (6.60) | 0.02 * |
| BMI, kg/m2 (Mean, SD) | 23.81 (5.18) | 22.58 (5.48) | 26.84 (2.68) | 0.01 ** |
| Pre-CRP, mg/L (Mean, SD) | 9.3 (12.2) | 10.8 (13.8) | 5.5 (6.0) | 0.27 ** |
| Pre-LVEF, % (Mean, SD) | 26.37 (13.10) | 27.48 (15.28) | 23.64 (4.03) | 0.46 ** |
| TC, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 165.87 (44.81) | 164.37 (46.64) | 169.55 (41.87) | 0.75 * |
| LDL-c, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 106.05 (33.52) | 107.22 (34.53) | 103.18 (32.31) | 0.74 * |
| HDL-c, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 36.47 (10.43) | 34.85 (11.23) | 40.45 (7.06) | 0.12 ** |
| non-HDl-c, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 129.39 (39.88) | 129.52 (39.87) | 129.09 (41.86) | 0.97 * |
| VLDL-c, mg/dL (Mean, SD) | 22.51 (10.66) | 20.86 (10.23) | 26.55 (11.10) | 0.09 ** |
| TG, mg/dL (Mean, SD)s | 112.53 (53.32) | 104.30 (51.16) | 132.73 (55.51) | 0.09 ** |
| Castelli risk index I (Mean, SD) | 4.78 (1.46) | 4.97 (1.44) | 4.33 (1.48) | 0.24 ** |
| Castelli risk index II (Mean, SD) | 3.09 (1.19) | 3.26 (1.20) | 1.65 (1.10) | 0.16 ** |
| AI (Mean, SD) | 3.78 (1.46) | 3.97 (1.44) | 3.33 (1.48) | 0.24 ** |
| AIP (Mean, SD) | 0.47 (0.21) | 0.46 (0.21) | 0.49 (0.20) | 0.70 * |
| Atorvastatin (n, %) | 8 (21.1) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (72.7) | - † |
| Rosuvastatin (n, %) | 3 (7.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (27.3) | - † |
| Spironolactone (n, %) | 30 (78.9) | 20 (74.1) | 10 (90.9) | 0.70 † |
| Beta blockers (n, %) | 30 (78.9) | 19 (70.4) | 11 (100.0) | - † |
| Carvedilol (n, %) | 27 (71.1) | 18 (66.7) | 9 (81.8) | 0.72 † |
| ACE-I (n, %) | 17 (44.7) | 10 (37.0) | 7 (63.6) | 0.53 † |
| Ramipril (n, %) | 12 (31.6) | 6 (22.2) | 6 (54.5) | 0.54 † |
| Pre-AFib (n, %) | 8 (21.1) | 5 (18.5) | 3 (27.3) | 0.15 † |
| Pre-Complete LBBB (n,%) | 6 (15.8) | 2 (7.4) | 4 (36.4) | - † |
| Pre-CRT-D (n,%) | 8 (21.1) | 5 (18.5) | 3 (27.3) | 0.72 † |
BMI: body mass index; Pre-CRP: previous C-reactive protein; Pre-LVEF: previous left ventricle ejection fraction; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; non-HDL-c: non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-c: very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; AI: atherogenic index; AIP: atherogenic index of plasma; Pre-AFib: previous permanent AFib; Pre-complete LBBB: previous complete left bundle branch block; Pre-CRD-D: previous cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implantation. * Unpaired t test; ** Mann–Whitney test; † Chi-square (χ2) test.