Research Article

Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor and the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Young Chinese Patients

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of CAD patients and controls.

CAD group ()Control group () value

Age (years)48.3 ± 9.349.8 ± 10.40.14
Men (n (%))142 (72.4%)92 (48.9%)<0.0001
CAD family history (n (%))15 (7.7%)11 (5.9%)0.55
Current smokers (n (%))76 (38.8%)31 (16.5%)<0.0001
Hypertension (n (%))49 (25.0%)35 (18.6%)0.14
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)124.1 ± 12.5123.0 ± 12.80.39
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)73.2 ± 9.171.6 ± 8.80.08
Diabetes mellitus (n (%))23 (11.7%)17 (9.0%)0.41
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)90.3 ± 17.892.3 ± 16.70.26
Dyslipidemia (n (%))63 (32.1%)41 (21.8%)0.03
TC (mg/dl)189.0 ± 38.1184.7 ± 39.50.28
LDL-C (mg/dl)129.3 ± 27.9125.1 ± 26.00.13
HDL-C (mg/dl)41.5 ± 13.843.3 ± 13.50.14
TG (mg/dl)157.6 ± 29.4146.5 ± 28.20.0002
Overweight/obesity (n (%))61 (31.1%)40 (21.3%)0.04
Body mass index (kg/m2)24.8 ± 5.323.7 ± 4.60.03
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)111.2 ± 35.0115.4 ± 39.80.27
hs-CRP (mg/dl)5.36 (1.24–11.65)2.28 (0.75–7.21)<0.0001
suPAR (ng/ml)5.8 (1.3–11.8)2.8 (1.0–6.5)<0.0001
10-year CAD event risk (%)5.8 ± 4.75.0 ± 4.00.07

Data are presented as mean (±SD), median (interquartile range), or percentages. CAD: coronary artery disease; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; suPAR: soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor.