Value of C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Comparison with Apolipoprotein Concentrations and Lipid Profile

Table 2

Characteristics of patients according to the type of ACS.

Parameter	UA (𝑛=96)	NSTEMI (𝑛=57)	STEMI (𝑛=67)	P value	Post hoc*
Age (years)	63 ± 10	64 ± 12	66 ± 14	ns	—
TC (mmol/L)	4.83 (3.93–5.99)	5.27 (4.52–6.33)	4.8 (4.11–5.76)	ns	—
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.84 (2.3–3.77)	3.69 (2.99–4.11)	3.18 (2.45–3.8)	0.007	UA versus STEMI
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.13 ± 0.33	1.89 ± 0.31	1.16 ± 0.28	ns	—
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)	3.74 (2.97–4.55)	4.27 (3.62–5.17)	3.67 (2.89–4.39)	0.022	UA versus STEMI
TG (mmol/L)	1.37 (1.01–2.08)	1.2 (0.85–1.6)	1.28 (0.98–1.97)	ns	—
TC : HDL-C	4.28 (3.73–5.2)	4.52 (3.78–5.45)	4.43 (3.30–5.31)	ns	—
TG : HDL-C	2.89 (2.05–4.71)	2.32 (1.7–3.63)	3.03 (1.96–4.02)	ns	—
LDL-C : HDL-C	2.5 (1.98–3.25)	3.2 (2.5–4.03)	2.76 (1.93–3.36)	0.005	UA versus STEMI
apoA-I (g/L)	1.27 ± 0.27	1.29 ± 0.22	1.26 ± 0.23	ns	—
apoB (g/L)	0.76 (0.59–0.95)	0.88 (0.79–1.1)	0.78 (0.64–0.92)	0.001	UA versus STEMI
					STEMI versus NSTEMI
apoB : apoA-I	0.61 (0.47–0.77)	0.73 (0.6–0.89)	0.63 (0.48–0.76)	0.005	UA versus STEMI
					STEMI versus NSTEMI
hsCRP (mg/L)	2.13 (0.96–4.63)	3.58 (1.49–6.86)	3.6 (1.4–9.07)	0.008	UA versus STEMI
					UA versus NSTEMI
BMI (kg/m^2)	26.7 (24.7–31.2)	26.2 (24.1–29.3)	27.4 (24.6–28.9)	ns	—

*Presence of a statistically significant difference in the post hoc analysis.
apoA-I: apolipoprotein A-I; apoB: apolipoprotein B; apoB : apoA-I: apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein A-I ratio; BMI: body mass index; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C : HDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; non-HDL-C: nonhigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ns: not significant; NSTEMI: non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST elevation myocardial infarction; TC: total cholesterol; TC : HDL-C: total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; TG: triglycerides; TG : HDL-C: triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; UA: unstable angina.