Statins Decrease Oxidative Stress and ICD Therapies

Table 2

	Statin Use (175)	No Statin Use (129)	𝑃
Age	59 ± 13	65 ± 9	.00
Male	146 (83%)	106 (82%)	.46
DM	101 (57%)	40 (31%)	.055
Smokers	127 (72%)	75 (58%)	.01
CAD	138 (78%)	58 (45%)	.00
EF	20 ± 7%	19 ± 7%	.51
Beta-blocker	138 (79%)	105 (81%)	.25
Antiarrhythmic	30 (17%)	31 (24%)	.11
Afib	53 (30%)	50 (29%)	.87
CRP	5.2 ± 4.4 ug/ml	6.3 ± 5.0 ug/ml	.05
DROM	373 ± 87 Carr	397 ± 102 Carr	.03
IL-𝛽	0.52 ± 0.37 pg/ml	0.53 ± 0.36 pg/ml	.90
IL-6	4.3 ± 3.4 pg/ml	4.5 ± 3.0 pg/ml	.88
TNF-𝛼	4.5 ± 3.0 pg/ml	4.3 ± 2.6 pg/ml	.64
𝐸ℎ G	−126 ± 12 mV	−126 ± 13 mV	.82
𝐸ℎ C	−66 ± 9 mV	−67 ± 9 mV	.87