Relationship of the Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells to the Severity of a Coronary Artery Lesion in Unstable Angina

Table 1

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the two groups.

Characteristics	Control (n = 20)	UA (n = 60)
Age (years)	63.3 ± 9.3	66.9 ± 10.2
BMI (kg/cm^2)	24.7 ± 3.2	24.9 ± 3.3
Heart rate (beats/min)	74.0 ± 12.8	71.6 ± 11.4
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	68.6 ± 5.7	73.9 ± 8.2
Systolic BP (mmHg)	128.7 ± 20.9	132.8 ± 18.4
ALT (mmol/L)	29.6 ± 11.9	30.9 ± 15.5
AST (mmol/L)	31.0 ± 20.7	27.8 ± 14.4
GLU (mmol/L)	8.5 ± 4.5	7.5 ± 3.5
FMD (%)	8.7 ± 1.0	7.0 ± 1.2
IL-6 (pg/ml)	6.7 ± 2.5	11.1 ± 3.1

AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine transaminase; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Cr, serum creatinine; CRP, C-reactive protein; GLU, glucose; FMD, flow-mediated dilation; IL-6, interleukin-6. Note. Data are given as the mean ± SD. vs. control.