Association between Plasma Sestrin2 Levels and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease
Table 2
Clinical characteristics and plasma sestrin2 levels in the subgroups of patients years and ≥70 years.
CAD(-) ()
CAD(-) vs. CAD
CAD ()
CAD(-) ()
CAD(-) vs. CAD
CAD ()
Age (years)
NS
NS
Gender (male)
45 (62%)
<0.025
58 (81%)
32 (57%)
NS
73 (71%)
Hypertension
39 (53%)
<0.01
55 (76%)
37 (66%)
NS
81 (79%)
Diabetes mellitus
13 (18%)
<0.025
27 (38%)
8 (14%)
<0.025
35 (34%)
Smoking
26 (36%)
NS
33 (46%)
13 (23%)
NS
34 (33%)
Hyperlipidemia
29 (40%)
<0.025
43 (60%)
24 (43%)
NS
57 (55%)
Statin
17 (23%)
<0.01
33 (46%)
20 (36%)
<0.01
46 (45%)
LDL-C (mg/dL)
NS
NS
HDL-C (mg/dL)
<0.001
<0.02
hsCRP (mg/L)
0.40 [0.21, 0.94]
<0.05
0.58 [0.30, 1.52]
0.46 [0.26, 0.87]
NS
0.57 [0.32, 1.31]
18 (25%)
NS
24 (33%)
12 (21%)
NS
31 (30%)
Sestrin2 levels (ng/mL)
13.6 [12.5, 16.8]
<0.05
15.4 [12.8, 20.0]
15.9 [13.6, 22.3]
NS
17.2 [13.3, 21.4]
21 (29%)
<0.05
34 (47%)
28 (50%)
NS
62 (60%)
Data represent the or the number (%) of patients, with the exception of hsCRP and sestrin2 levels which are presented as the median value and interquartile range.