Reduced Plasma miR-146a Is a Predictor of Poor Coronary Collateral Circulation in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Table 1
Basic clinical characteristics.
Characteristics
Good CCC ()
Poor CCC ()
Controls ()
Age (years)
62.13 ± 8.02
56.13 ± 7.53
54.24 ± 7.36
Male/female
16/18
25/19
17/17
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
25.10 ± 3.82
24.84 ± 3.61
24.72 ± 3.72
BUN (mmol/L)
5.98 ± 1.46
5.77 ± 1.51
5.45 ± 1.23
Creatinine (mol/L)
80.3 ± 12.9
82.5 ± 11.7
81.7 ± 12.2
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
2.58 ± 0.95
2.79 ± 1.09
3.24 ± 1.31
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
1.86 ± 1.45
1.47 ± 0.87
1.82 ± 0.57
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
4.58 ± 1.31
4.81 ± 1.56
4.42 ± 1.33
Hypertension
16
25
11
Diabetes mellitus
10
7
5
Smoking
11
23
15
Data are provided as the mean ± SD. CCC, coronary collateral circulation; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; poor CCC versus control group, .
