Clinical Study

ALT-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Long-Term Mortality in Patients with Normal Liver Function Presenting Coronary Artery Disease after Undergoing PCI: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Characteristics of participants of the two groups and clinical outcomes.

VariablesALR < 14.06ALR ≥ 14.06χ2 or t
n = 1804n = 910

Age, years63.313 ± 10.57164.245 ± 10.737−2.1570.031
Gender (male), n (%)1163 (64.5)673 (74.0)24.882<0.001
Family history, n (%)354 (19.7)148 (16.5)4.0670.044
Heart rate, beats/min74.170 ± 21.84174.440 ± 11.617−0.3390.734
Smoking, n (%)535 (29.7)280 (30.8)0.3570.55
Drinking, n (%)288 (16.0)150 (16.5)0.120.729
Hypertension, n (%)1044 (57.9)493 (54.2)3.3640.067
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)498 (27.6)191 (21.0)13.979<0.001
BUN, mmol/L5.833 ± 4.6945.703 ± 4.4530.6850.493
Cr, mmol/L71.608 ± 34.04675.747 ± 46.709−2.6170.009
UA, mmol/L297.273 ± 83.160303.531 ± 88.172−1.8050.071
TG, mmol/L1.713 ± 1.1401.594 ± 1.1282.5280.012
TC, mmol/L3.935 ± 1.0133.753 ± 1.0354.286<0.001
HDL-C, mmol/L1.043 ± 0.3041.030 ± 0.2981.0240.306
LDL-C, mmol/L2.421 ± 0.8582.279 ± 0.8144.043<0.001
All-cause mortality, n (%)48 (2.7)50 (5.5)13.956<0.001
Cardiac mortality, n (%)30 (1.7)29 (3.2)6.6050.01
MACEs, n (%)215 (11.9)101 (11.1)0.3940.53
MACCEs, n (%)285 (15.8)133 (14.6)0.650.42
Stroke, n (%)79 (4.4)35 (3.8)0.4270.513
Bleeding, n (%)52 (2.9)25 (2.7)0.040.841
Readmission, n (%)564 (31.3)252 (27.7)3.670.055
Cardiac insufficiency, n (%)289 (16.0)121 (13.3)3.4980.061
Secondary MI, n (%)57 (3.2)22 (2.4)1.1790.278

BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; UA, uric acid; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MACEs, major adverse cardiovascular events; MACCEs, major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events; MI, myocardial infarction.