Research Article

Do Statins Have a Positive Impact on Patients with Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction on Long-Term Clinical Outcome? A Large Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study population and comparison between statin treatment and non-statin treatment.

ALLStatinNon-statinP value

Age61.71 ± 11.3163.12 ± 12.7161.49 ± 11.080.296
Female sex n (%)561 (60.6)178 (12.4)383 (41.4)<0.001
Smoking history n (%)481 (52.0)62 (6.7)419 (45.3)<0.001
BMI24.61 ± 3.7624.19 ± 4.1124.69 ± 3.690.373
Hypertension n (%)266 (28.8)34 (3.7)232 (25.1)<0.001
Diabetes mellitus n (%)138 (14.9)16 (1.7)122 (13.2)<0.001
CKD n (%)99 (10.7)17 (1.8)82 (8.9)0.088
Hyperlipemia n (%)166 (17.9)23 (2.5)143 (15.5)0.001
NYHA III/IV n (%)118 (12.8)15 (1.6)103 (11.1)0.002
AF/ AFL n (%)19 (2.1)2 (0.2)17 (1.8)0.162
PCI history n (%)523 (56.5)436 (47.1)87 (9.4)<0.001
CABG N (%)1 (0.1)1 (0.1)0 (0)0.076
Lipid profile
 TC4.73 ± 1.304.42 ± 1.244.79 ± 1.300.013
 TG1.74 ± 1.411.55 ± 1.031.77 ± 1.470.090
 HDL-C1.17 ± 0.321.16 ± 0.331.17 ± 0.320.740
 LDL-C2.95 ± 1.032.79 ± 0.992.97 ± 1.040.136
Glucose6.30 ± 2.726.51 ± 2.836.25 ± 2.700.429
BUN6.75 ± 3.778.30 ± 5.636.44 ± 3.190.001
Creatinine121.72 ± 86.25140.31 ± 104.53118.00 ± 81.710.030
ALT53.00 ± 107.3187.31 ± 205.7446.26 ± 72.440.046
AST86.98 ± 175.8087.41 ± 190.2386.9 ± 173.020.989
CK-MB55.20 ± 98.5548.14 ± 106.5256.47 ± 97.120.495
cTnT6.97 ± 14.157.59 ± 15.226.87 ± 13.980.701
NT-proBNP877.80 ± 1135.45965.80 ± 1187.42863.00 ± 1128.680.631
WBC9.70 ± 3.449.91 ± 3.919.66 ± 3.340.514
Hemoglobin128.89 ± 19.49123.17 ± 22.41130.06 ± 18.640.002
Platelet count230.55 ± 70.56230.80 ± 85.19230.50 ± 67.260.972
Uric acid384.77 ± 124.04388.57 ± 123.12384.05 ± 124.350.767
LVEF%46.87 ± 10.6045.38 ± 12.2447.10 ± 10.330.297
Blood pressure
Diastolic pressure78.18 ± 14.7576.72 ± 14.8478.41 ± 14.740.359
Systolic pressure129.25 ± 25.24125.24 ± 19.65129.87 ± 25.950.056
Heart rate74.30 ± 16.8977.16 ± 19.4973.73 ± 16.280.073
Medication
RAAS n (%)482 (52.1)166 (17.9)316 (34.2)<0.001
CCB n (%)802 (86.7)205 (22.2)597 (64.5)0.009
β-blocker n (%)422 (45.6)156 (16.9)266 (28.8)<0.001
Antisterone n (%)742 (80.2)195 (21.1)547 (59.1)0.002
Diuretic n (%)678 (73.3)174 (18.8)504 (54.5)0.067
Aspirin n (%)273 (29.5)182 (19.7)91 (9.8)<0.001
Clopidogrel/ticagrelor192 (20.8)156 (16.9)36 (3.9)<0.001
Follow time (Month)63.08 ± 35.4869.43 ± 37.2461.07 ± 34.680.003
MACE n (%)396 (42.8)56 (6.1)340 (36.8)<0.001

BMI, Body Mass Index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; AF, atrial fibrillation; AFL, atrial flutter; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; RAAS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; CCB, calcium channel blockers; BUN, urea nitrogen; WBC, white blood cell count; NYHA, New York Heart Association classification; Glu, glucose; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; LVEF, left ventricular ejective fraction; RAAS, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS); MACE, Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events