Research Article
Inflammation but Not Endothelial Dysfunction Is Associated with the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Dyslipidemic Subjects
Table 1
Anthropometrical, metabolic and biochemical characteristics of subjects with (+CAD) and without (−CAD) coronary artery disease.
| | −CAD () | +CAD () | | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) |
| Age (years) | 50.7 (44.3–57.7) | 58.4 (52.5–66.6)* | BMI (Kg/) | 25.6 (24.3–27.3) | 25.1 (22.5–26.9) | Waist Circumference (cm) | 91.2 (84–96) | 89.5 (82.2–97.6) | Hip Circumference (cm) | 92.5 (86.7–98) | 91.5 (86–98) | W/H | 0.98 (0.96–1.01) | 0.98 (0.95–1.02) | SBP (mmHg) | 120 (110–131) | 125.5 (112.5–140) | DBP (mmHg) | 79 (70–87.5) | 79.5 (70–86.5) | Alanine aminotranferease (UI/L) | 28 (22–36) | 24 (18–32) | Aspartate aminotransferase (UI/L) | 22 (19–25) | 22 (17–25) | Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2 (4.9–5.5) | 5.2 (5.01–5.61) | Creatinine (mol/L) | 96.3 (87.5–104.3) | 97.6 (85.7–105.2) | TC (mmol/L) | 6.5 (5.98–7.18) | 6.04 (5.53–6.89) | HDLc (mmol/L) | 0.93 (0.8–1.07) | 0.90 (0.77–1.07) | LDLc (mmol/L) | 4.45 (3.77–5.01) | 4.49 (3.93–5.06) | TG (mmol/L) | 2.14 (1.68–2.86) | 1.62 (1.21–2.40)* |
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BMI: Body mass index; W/H: Waist to hip ratio; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; Glucose: Fasting plasma glucose; Creatinine: Creatinine plasma levels; TC: Total cholesterol plasma concentration; HDLc: High density lipoprotein plasma concentration; LDLc: Low density lipoprotein plasma concentration; TG: Triglyceride plasma concentration. IQR: Interquartile range. * versus −CAD.
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