Research Article
Pentraxin 3 Released from Neutrophils Increases Plasma Levels in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Table 1
Characteristics of patients in ACS, VAP, or ASO group.
| | Normal | ACS | VAP | ASO |
| | Number | 709 | 129 | 26 | 37 | | Age, yr | 67.7 ± 4.5 | 67.8 ± 12.7 | 62.2 ± 9.06 | 8.1 ± 7.7 | | Male sex, no. (%) | 46.8 | 71.0 | 73.1 | 85.7 | | Smoker, no. (%) | Not available | 81.1 | 63.6 | 89.7 | | BMI (≧24.2kg/m2), no% | 23.9 | 31.8 | 27.2 | 33.3 | | TCHO, mg/dL | 208.0 ± 32.8 | 189.5 ± 39.9 | 189.3 ± 37.4 | 201.3 ± 50.8 | | LDL-c, mg/dL | 122.1 ± 28.6 | 124.8 ± 36.2 | 103.6 ± 16.6 | 127.8 ± 30.9 | | HDL-c, mg/dL | 65.8 ± 16.3 | 49.3 ± 12.2 | 61.9 ± 14.6 | 45.0 ± 11.1 | | TG, mg/dL | 108.1 ± 45.3 | 137.3 ± 63.8 | 84.2 ± 34.4* | 141.1 ± 59.1 | | HgbA1C, % | 5.5 ± 0.6 | 6.0 ± 1.7 | 5.1 ± 0.4 | 6.1 ± 1.1 |
| | Plasma PTX3 (ng/mL) | | | | | | Arithmetic means | 2.11 ± 1.60 | 5.80 ± 5.33* | 2.16 ± 0.86 | 2.33 ± 1.61 |
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ACS: acute coronary syndrome; VAP: vasospastic angina pectoris; ASO: arteriosclerosis obliterans;BMI: body mass index; TCHO: total cholesterol; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HgbA1C: hemoglobin A1C; PTX3: pentraxin 3. .
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