Research Article

Association between the Non-high-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

VariablesNormal group ()CAD group ()SA group ()ACS group ()

Male ( (%))110 (44.0%)435 (64.0%)177 (52.2%)259 (75.7%)
Age (years)
BMI (kg/m2)
Smoking ( (%))67 (36.6%)282 (41.5%)101 (29.8%)182 (53.2%)
Hypertension ( (%))153 (61.2%)482 (70.9%)255 (75.2%)227 (66.4%)
Hyperlipidaemia ( (%))35 (14.0%)88 (12.9%)44 (13.1%)44 (12.9%)
Diabetes [ (%)]55 (22.0%)282 (41.5%)181 (53.4%)101 (29.5%)
TC (mmol/L)
LDL-C (mmol/L)
HDL-C (mmol/L)
Non-HDL-C (mmol/L)
Non-HDL/HDL
hsCRP (mg/L)
TnI (μg/L)
CK-MB (U/L)
Pro-BNP (fmol/mL)
Users of statins (%)67 (26.8%)322 (47.4%)189 (55.8%)133 (39.0%)

CHD: coronary artery disease; SA: stable angina; ACS: acute coronary syndrome; BMI: body mass index; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; non-HDL-C: non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; non-HDL/HDL: non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; TnI: troponin I; CK-MB: creatine kinase isoenzyme; pro-BNP: brain natriuretic peptide. Compared with the normal group: , , and . ACS group versus SA group: , , and .