Differential Short-Term Repeated Forearm Hyperaemic Reactivity in Coronary Artery Disease Patients Compared to Healthy Low Risk Participants
Table 1
Demographic characteristics for CAD patients and LR participants.
CAD patients
Low risk participants
Number
19
15
Age (years)
62 ± 11
59 ± 9
0.76
.45
Men (%)
89%
100%
1.68
.20
BMI (kg/m2)
29.7 ± 3.8
27.4 ± 4.0
1.72
.10
Cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.5 ± 1.1
5.2 ± 0.9
2.17
.04
LDL (mmol/L)
2.6 ± 1.1
3.3 ± 0.7
2.30
.03
HDL (mmol/L)
1.1 ± 0.2
1.3 ± 0.3
2.15
.04
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
1.8 ± 0.8
1.4 ± 0.9
1.47
.15
Glucose (mmol/L)
6.5 ± 2.1
5.3 ± 0.5
2.17
.04
Resting SBP (mmHg)
135 ± 30
128 ± 12
0.88
.39
Resting DBP (mmHg)
71 ± 10
74 ± 14
0.73
.47
Taking aspirin (%)
74%
0%
23.93
<.01
Taking beta blocker
59%
0%
15.98
<.01
Taking calcium channel blocker (%)
37%
0%
8.48
<.01
Taking ACE inhibitor
42%
0%
10.11
<.01
Taking lipid lowering medication (%)
68%
0%
20.99
<.01
Current smokers (%)
16%
0%
2.60
.11
Have diabetes (%)
38%
0%
5.75
.02
Have hyperlipidemia (%)
74%
0%
29.00
<.01
Have hypertension (%)
56%
0%
9.66
<.01
Family history of CAD (%)
37%
13%
2.38
.12
BMI: body mass index; LDL: low density lipoproteins; HDL: high density lipoproteins; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CAD: coronary artery disease.
