Elevated Levels of Plasma Superoxide Dismutases 1 and 2 in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Table 1
Characteristics of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients and controls.
Characteristic
Control ()
SAP ()
ACS ()
values
Age (years)
66.6 7.3
66.3 8.7
67.6 11.6
0.852; 0.627; 0.569
Male, (%)
23 (54.8)
19 (57.6)
27 (55.1)
0.811; 0.974; 0.827
Diabetes, (%)
7 (16.7)
6 (18.2)
8 (16.3)
0.866; 0.966; 0.829
Hypertension, (%)
24 (57.1)
18 (54.5)
30 (61.2)
0.825; 0.697; 0.825
BMI (kg/m2)
25.4 2.4
23.7 2.4
23.2 3.6
0.129; 0.159; 0.482
Smoking habit, (%)
23 (54.8)
16 (48.5)
25 (51.0)
0.595; 0.725; 0.482
Hs-crp (mmol/L)
1.21 0.49
1.72 0.96
2.84 2.15
0.104; 0.016; 0.011
TC (mmol/L)
4.13 0.89
4.58 1.04
4.99 1.05
0.040; 0.001; 0.117
TG (mmol/L)
1.77 0.80
2.11 1.42
1.63 1.01
0.228; 0.495; 0.079
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.30 0.82
2.52 0.92
2.95 1.03
0.261; 0.002; 0.075
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.31 0.27
1.05 0.22
1.03 0.23
<0.001; <0.001; 0.70
BMI: body mass index; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hs-crp: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: total cholesterol; and TG: triglycerides. Values for age, BMI, Hs-crp, and lipid analysis represent the mean SD. Order of values: SAP versus ctrl; ACS versus ctrl; and SAP versus ACS. Bold indicates significant differences ().
