Baseline LDL-C and Lp(a) Elevations Portend a High Risk of Coronary Revascularization in Patients after Stent Placement

Table 1

Comparison of baseline characteristics of low-Lp(a) and high-Lp(a) groups.

Variables	Low-Lp(a) (𝑛=552)	High-Lp(a) (𝑛=280)	𝑃 value
Age (years)	62.2±10.3	62.3±11.1	0.107
Male (%)	83.9	87.5	0.181
Smoking (%)	48.6	43.2	0.162
SBP (mmHg)	130.4±20.5	126.3±17.8	0.089
DBP (mmHg)	75.8±11.3	74.5±10.0	0.192
HTN (%)	56.9	51.1	0.122
GLU (mmol/L)	5.84±1.67	5.80±1.82	0.920
GHBA1C (%)	6.31±1.02	6.31±1.17	0.968
DM (%)	24.6	20.0	0.140
CHOL (mmol/L)	4.05±1.13	4.31±1.19	0.406
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.33±0.88	2.64±0.89	0.184
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.04±0.31	1.04±0.30	0.500
Log TG (mmol/L)	0.16±0.25	0.11±0.20	0.001
APOA (mmol/L)	1.01±0.23	0.97±0.24	0.465
APOB (mmol/L)	0.67±0.17	0.75±0.18	0.364
CREA (umol/L)	97.3±31.9	96.2±34.4	0.984
Uric acid (umol/L)	366.1±154.8	380.0±101.6	0.893
LVEF (%)	60.65±10.45	59.58±10.77	0.534
ACS (%)	67.0	78.2	0.001
LM (%)	11.8	14.3	0.321
Trivessel (%)	35.5	48.2	0.001
Previous PCI (%)	2.5	4.3	0.205
Previous CABG (%)	1.4	1.1	0.759
Previous stroke (%)	4.5	4.3	1.000
Aspirin (%)	100	100
Clopidogrel (%)	100	100
Statins (%)	100	100

HTN: hypertension, GLU: glucose (fasting), HA₁C: glycated hemoglobin, DM: diabetes mellitus, CHOL: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, CREA: creatinine, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, ACS: acute coronary syndrome, LM: left main.