Significance of Soluble Lectin-Like Oxidized LDL Receptor-1 Levels in Systemic and Coronary Circulation in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Table 1
Comparisons of clinical characteristics between the ACS and EAP groups.
ACS
EAP
value
Age (years)
n.s.
Gender (Male/Female)
20/7
23/17
n.s.
Hypertension, (%)
22 (81.4)
37 (92.5)
n.s.
Diabetes mellitus, (%)
12 (44.4)
20 (50.0)
n.s.
Dyslipidemia, (%)
20 (74.1)
33 (82.5)
n.s.
Current or past smoker, (%)
16 (59.3)
17 (42.5)
n.s.
Obesity (BMI > 25), (%)
7 (25.9)
17 (42.5)
n.s.
Blood samples data
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
n.s.
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
<0.01
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
n.s.
Hs-CRP* (mg/dL)
0.125 (0.087–1.270)
0.052 (0.028–0.142)
<0.05
ACS: acute coronary syndrome; EAP: effort angina pectoris; BMI: body mass index; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; CRP: C-reactive protein.
*Skewed data are reported as median (inter-quartile range).