Impaired Fibrinolysis in Angiographically Documented Coronary Artery Disease
Table 1
Baseline patients’ characteristics.
Group I
Groups II/III
Group IV
(M/F)
35 (16/19)
31 (17/14)
57 (31/26)
ns
Men
16 (45.7%)
17 (54.8%)
31 (54.4%)
ns
Age (years)
59.0 ± 7.5
59.5 ± 9.0
60.5 ± 8.8
ns
BMI (Kg/m2)
25.3 ± 4.1
26.8 ± 4.7
25.8 ± 3.5
ns
Current smoker
6 (17.1%)
8 (25.8%)
23 (40.4%)a
Hypertension
31 (88.6%)
25 (80.6%)
48 (84.2%)
ns
Sedentary lifestyle
33 (94.3%)
23 (74.2%)A
43 (75.4%)a
Family history of CAD
14 (40.0%)
18 (58.1%)
29 (50.8%)
ns
Diabetes mellitus
5 (14.3%)
7 (22.6%)
8 (14.0%)
ns
Previous history of CAD
7 (20.0%)
12 (38.7%)
35 (61.4%)a
= sample size; M = male; F = female; BMI = body mass index; ns = not significant; Group I = normal; Groups II/III = mild/moderate atheromatosis, up to 70% in at least one coronary artery; Group IV = severe atheromatosis, >70% in at least one coronary artery; a/A = significant difference to Group I (ANOVA).
