Serum Cytokine Profile in Relation to the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of patients in low and high GS groups.
Low GS group (GS < 38.5, )
High GS group (GS ≥ 38.5, )
P
Age (years)
63.03 ± 10.44
65.22 ± 12.50
0.245
Male gender, (%)
47 (64.40)
58 (76.30)
0.110
Hypertension, (%)
43 (58.90)
38 (50.00)
0.275
Hyperlipidemia, (%)
7 (9.60)
5 (6.60)
0.500
Diabetes, (%)
25 (34.20)
24 (31.60)
0.729
Smoking, (%)
15 (20.50)
13(17.10)
0.591
BMI (kg/m2)
25.04 ± 1.95
24.91 ± 1.79
0.687
FPG (mmol/L)
6.14 ± 1.93
5.96 ± 1.87
0.564
Creatinine (μmol/L)
67.34 ± 18.91
73.53 ± 13.82
0.024
Triglyceride (mmol/L)
1.52 ± 0.98
1.51 ± 1.12
0.933
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
3.99 ± 0.93
4.35 ± 1.00
0.024
HDL-C (mmol/L)
1.03 ± 0.27
1.06 ± 0.24
0.416
LDL-C (mmol/L)
2.47 ± 0.73
2.84 ± 0.70
<0.01
Fibrinogen (g/L)
2.79 ± 0.75
3.30 ± 1.07
<0.01
Hs-CRP (mg/L)
4.99 ± 6.86
12.76 ± 12.27
<0.01
Ejection fraction (%)
64.00 (61.90–66.30)
64.20 (61.65–66.33)
0.976
ACS, (%)
45 (61.6)
59 (77.6)
0.034
Values are expressed as percentages, mean ± SD or median (25th–75th percentile). BMI: Body Mass Index; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hs-CRP: high sensitive C-reactive protein. ACS: acute coronary syndrome.
