Research Article

Effects of Long-Term Statin Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with or without Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

VariablesCAD + CKDCADCKD value
()()()

Characteristics
Age (years)69.7 ± 8.461.6 ± 10.553.6 ± 17.8 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2)24.2 ± 2.223.2 ± 2.223.3 ± 2.3<0.001
Male232/328 (70.7)171/242 (70.7)64/147 (43.5)<0.001
Hypertension246/328 (75.0)132/242 (54.5)83/147 (56.5)<0.001
Diabetes mellitus88/328 (26.8)71/242 (29.3)42/147 (28.6)0.843
Smoking150/328 (45.7)123/242 (50.8)25/147 (17.0)<0.001
Myocardial infarction186/328 (56.7)114/242 (47.1)0/147 (0)<0.001
Angina pectoris133/328 (40.5)123/242 (50.8)0/147 (0)<0.001
Stroke20/328 (6.1)14/242 (5.8)8/147 (5.4)0.992
Ejection fraction61.8 ± 14.265.6 ± 8.863.2 ± 12.70.017
Statin therapy301/328 (91.8)226/242 (93.4)68/147 (46.3)<0.001
Concomitant medications
Calcium-channel blocker115/328 (35.1)58/225 (25.8)75/147 (51.0)0.004
ACEI148/328 (45.1)103/242 (42.6)28/147 (19.0)0.002
ARB119/328 (36.3)83/242 (34.3)77/147 (52.4)0.041
β-blocker236/328 (72.0)190/242 (78.5)44/147 (29.9)<0.001
Loop diuretic50/328 (15.3)13/121 (10.7)14/147 (9.5)0.36
Aspirin302/328 (92.1)228/242 (94.2)44/147 (29.9)<0.001
Clinical parameters
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)4.7 ± 1.24.8 ± 1.16.5 ± 2.9<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/l)9.7 ± 119.14.2 ± 17.93.9 ± 2.40.746
HDL-C (mmol/l)1.0 ± 0.31.0 ± 0.31.2 ± 0.4<0.001
Triglycerides (mmol/l)1.6 ± 1.01.7 ± 1.12.4 ± 1.5<0.001
HbA1c (%)6.4 ± 1.26.6 ± 1.47.8 ± 2.1<0.001
Glucose (mmol/l)7.2 ± 4.56.5 ± 4.114.0 ± 55.30.014
SBP (mmHg)136.8 ± 30.0130.1 ± 17.7138.3 ± 22.40.006
DBP (mmHg)78.0 ± 15.978.9 ± 11.273.5 ± 10.00.041
BUN (mmol/l)8.8 ± 4.35.6 ± 1.512.3 ± 6.5<0.001
Serum creatinine (μmol/l)155.0 ± 111.880.5 ± 15.3275.4 ± 205.9<0.001
ApoA-I (g/l)1.3 ± 3.91.0 ± 0.31.3 ± 0.40.588
ApoB (g/l)1.0 ± 2.30.9 ± 0.21.0 ± 0.40.638
ApoA-I/B1.3 ± 0.51.5 ± 2.81.4 ± 0.70.381
ApoE (ng/dl)43.6 ± 18.743.9 ± 26.097.7 ± 590.30.119
Lp (a) (ng/ml)383.1 ± 327.2376.2 ± 429.3372.3 ± 395.60.955
Clinical parameters at final observation
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)4.8 ± 1.34.4 ± 1.15.0 ± 1.2<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/l)2.9 ± 1.12.7 ± 0.93.1 ± 1.00.005
HDL-C (mmol/l)1.1 ± 0.31.1 ± 0.31.1 ± 0.20.551
Triglycerides (mmol/l)1.6 ± 1.01.6 ± 1.01.7 ± 1.00.69
HbA1c (%)6.6 ± 1.26.8 ± 1.35.9 ± 0.70.029
Glucose (mmol/l)7.1 ± 3.06.4 ± 2.16.5 ± 2.30.011
SBP (mmHg)138.2 ± 27.7128.7 ± 16.1134.7 ± 22.1<0.001
DBP (mmHg)78.1 ± 13.978.2 ± 10.982.4 ± 10.70.074
BUN (mmol/l)10.6 ± 7.26.0 ± 1.713.9 ± 6.8<0.001
Serum creatinine (μmol/l)225.1 ± 168.883.6 ± 20.9349.1 ± 255.0<0.001
ApoA-I (g/l)1.6 ± 6.71.2 ± 0.51.1 ± 0.30.570
ApoB (g/l)0.9 ± 0.30.8 ± 0.21.0 ± 0.4<0.001
ApoA-I/B1.4 ± 0.61.6 ± 0.71.3 ± 0.6<0.001
ApoE (ng/dl)43.4 ± 28.440.9 ± 16.653.3 ± 66.60.010
Lp (a) (ng/ml)444.5 ± 1003.7404.4 ± 401.3346.9 ± 261.20.452

Values are expressed as number of patients (percentage) or mean ± SD.
ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin-receptor blocker; ApoA-I, apolipoprotein A-I; ApoB, apolipoprotein B; ApoE, apolipoprotein E; BMI, body mass index; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp (a), lipoprotein (a); SBP, systolic blood pressure.