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Baseline characteristics and biochemical assessments |
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| Variable |
Control group (n = 83) |
CAD group (n = 241) |
P value |
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| Men (%) |
38(45.8) |
165(68.5) |
<0.0001 |
| Age (yrs) |
62 ± 10 |
66 ± 10 |
0.001 |
| Cigarette smoking (%) |
11(13.3) |
68(28.2) |
0.007 |
| Hypertension (%) |
52(62.7) |
175(72.6) |
NS |
| Blood pressure |
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| Systolic (mmHg) |
138 ± 21 |
137 ± 20 |
NS |
| Diastolic (mmHg) |
81 ± 10 |
79 ± 11 |
NS |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) |
47(56.6) |
137(56.8) |
NS |
| Cholesterol |
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| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.77 ± 1.27 |
4.70 ± 1.15 |
NS |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) |
1.19 ± 0.30 |
1.13 ± 0.41 |
NS |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) |
2.80 ± 0.89 |
2.73 ± 0.90 |
NS |
| Triglycerides(mmol/L) |
2.23 ± 1.79 |
2.01 ± 1.19 |
NS |
| Lipoprotein-a (g/L) |
0.19 ± 0.11 |
0.25 ± 0.19 |
0.025 |
| Apo-A (g/L) |
1.29 ± 0.19 |
1.24 ± 0.22 |
NS |
| Apo-B (g/L) |
0.94 ± 0.26 |
0.94 ± 0.25 |
NS |
| Glucose (mmol/L) |
7.03 ± 1.88 |
7.28 ± 2.72 |
NS |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L) |
5.49 ± 1.60 |
6.05 ± 2.29 |
0.043 |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) |
74.67 ± 16.31 |
92.59 ± 29.22 |
<0.0001 |
| Uric acid (μmol/L) |
307.9 ± 76.03 |
314.19 ± 83.07 |
NS |
| Glycated albumin (%) |
19.37 ± 4.29 |
21.21 ± 5.24 |
0.001 |
| Hs-CRP (mg/L) |
7.37 ± 8.71 |
25.77 ± 30.35 |
<0.0001 |
Pu et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2006 5:27 doi:10.1186/1475-2840-5-27 |
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