Research Article

Circulating miRNA-155 as a Potential Biomarker for Coronary Slow Flow

Table 3

Baseline laboratory characteristics of the study participants.

VariableControl group ()CSF group () value

WBC (109/L)5.9 ± 1.26.1 ± 1.30.3601
Blood glucose10.42 ± 0.6310.57 ± 0.580.1571
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.12 ± 0.251.18 ± 0.280.1964
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.63 ± 0.732.53 ± 0.650.4074
TG (mmol/L)1.48 ± 1.121.46 ± 1.160.9199
TC (mmol/L)4.21 ± 0.684.24 ± 0.720.8060
Serum creatinine (umol/L)58.62 ± 12.3658.73 ± 11.430.9577
Cystatin C (mg/L)0.92 ± 0.250.87 ± 0.280.2812
hs-CRP (mg/L)1.91 ± 0.613.01 ± 1.16<0.001
miRNA-1550.09 ± 0.050.23 ± 0.09<0.001

Variables measured with number of patients (percentages in parentheses or mean ± SD). CSF: coronary slow flow; WBC: white blood cells; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.