HDL-C/apoA-I Ratio Is Associated with the Severity of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Diabetic Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 4

Baseline characteristics for ACS patients with or without DM in HDL/apoA tertiles.

Characteristics	HDL/apoA			value
	<0.77	0.77-0.89	>0.89
All
Patient number	152	161	155
Age				<0.001
Male, (%)	121 (79.6)	125 (77.6)	119 (76.8)	ns
BMI (kg/m^2)				<0.01
HR (bpm)				ns
Systolic BP (mmHg)				ns
Diastolic BP (mmHg)				ns
LVEF (%)				ns
Creatine (μmol/L)				ns
HDL-C (mmol/L)				<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)				<0.01
Triglyceride (mmol/L)				<0.001
Lipoprotein A (mg/L)				<0.05
apoA-I (g/L)				<0.01
HbA1c (%)				<0.01
HDL-C/apoA-I (mmol/g)				<0.001
Affected vessels				ns
Non-DM
Patient number	92	103	110
Age				<0.001
Male, (%)	75 (81.5)	84 (81.6)	90 (75.6)	ns
BMI (kg/m^2)				<0.001
HR (bpm)				ns
Systolic BP (mmHg)				ns
Diastolic BP (mmHg)				ns
LVEF (%)				ns
Creatine (μmol/L)				ns
HDL-C (mmol/L)				<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)				ns
Triglyceride (mmol/L)				<0.001
Lipoprotein A (mg/L)				<0.01
apoA-I (g/L)				<0.05
HbA1c (%)				ns
HDL-C/apoA-I (mmol/g)				<0.001
Affected vessels				ns
DM
Patient number	60	58	36
Age				<0.05
Male, (%)	46 (76.7)	41 (70.7)	29 (80.6)	ns
BMI (kg/m^2)				ns
HR (bpm)				ns
Systolic BP (mmHg)				ns
Diastolic BP (mmHg)				ns
LVEF (%)				ns
Creatine (μmol/L)				ns
HDL-C (mmol/L)				<0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)				ns
Triglyceride (mmol/L)				<0.001
Lipoprotein A (mg/L)				ns
apoA-I (g/L)				ns
HbA1c (%)				ns
HDL-C/apoA-I (mmol/g)				<0.05
Affected vessels				<0.05

Data are and number (%). ACS: acute coronary syndrome; apoA-I: apolipoprotein A-I; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; DM: diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.