Research Article

Low Expression of FFAR2 in Peripheral White Blood Cells May Be a Genetic Marker for Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Table 3

Baseline data (which showed differences between the test and the control groups).

Data categoryAMI group (n = 113)Control (n = 94)t/x2/z value

Age (years)64.10 ± 11.2357.88 ± 10.424.100.00
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (%)26 (29.89)12 (15.38)5.070.02
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)6.56 (5.32–9.43)5.39 (5.03–6.18)−4.240.00
HDL-C (mmol/l)0.95 (0.81–1.13)1.05 (0.92–1.24)−2.240.03
Hypoglycemic drug (%)25 (22.12)8 (8.51)7.6950.01

AMI = acute myocardial infarction; HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.