Research Article

Elevated Plasma IL-38 Concentrations in Patients with Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Their Dynamics after Reperfusion Treatment

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients.

CharacteristicsSTEMI ()Emergency PCI ()Thrombolysis ()Elective PCI ()Control ()

Male (%)52 (68.4)24 (75.0)12 (66.7)16 (61.5)19 (73.1)
Age (years)57.2 ± 15.654.3 ± 8.844.0 ± 8.657.9 ± 9.855.4 ± 6.5
Weight index24.2 ± 0.824.4 ± 1.024.7 ± 0.923.7 ± 0.524.9 ± 0.7
SBP128.5 ± 16.8134.2 ± 13.6128.3 ± 10.4119.2 ± 14.3124.1 ± 12.5
DBP74.5 ± 5.672.4 ± 9.780.4 ± 9.369.9 ± 8.178.0 ± 6.7
Pulse rate76.9 ± 3.577.2 ± 1.776.2 ± 2.477.2 ± 1.975.7 ± 2.2
Temperature36.4 ± 0.0636.2 ± 0.0536.3 ± 0.0836.4 ± 0.0736.4 ± 0.04
LVEF0.48 ± 0.040.46 ± 0.050.47 ± 0.020.49 ± 0.040.64 ± 0.04
TC (mmol/L)4.88 ± 0.365.22 ± 0.174.45 ± 0.254.59 ± 0.233.93 ± 0.17
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.87 ± 0.333.24 ± 0.152.71 ± 0.212.72 ± 0.182.54 ± 0.15
Creatinine (µmol/L)84.67 ± 12.6596.18 ± 38.1776.10 ± 11.3382.27 ± 10.8980.58 ± 13.23
Trioxypurine (µmol/L)360.35 ± 30.62360.91 ± 29.13340.80 ± 20.67353.90 ± 34.61309.2 ± 31.59
HbA1c (%)5.98 ± 0.806.03 ± 0.835.89 ± 0.815.96 ± 0.755.56 ± 0.76
Gensini score67.23 ± 36.4365.60 ± 40.7269.72 ± 42.5170.30 ± 34.1166.50 ± 31.62
History, , (%)
Smoking60 (78.95)26 (81.25)16 (88.89)18 (69.23)13 (50.00)
Family history48 (63.16)22 (68.75)10 (55.56)16 (61.54)5 (19.20)
Hypertension53 (69.74)25 (78.13)14 (77.78)14 (53.85)13 (50.00)
Diabetes40 (52.63)20 (65.50)9 (50.00)11 (42.31)3 (11.50)
Hyperlipidemia38 (50.00)18 (56.25)8 (44.44)12 (46.15)15 (57.70)
Medications
Nitrates20 (26.32)10 (31.25)4 (33.33)6 (23.08)13 (50.00)
-blockers40 (52.63)22 (68.75)8 (44.44)10 (38.50)10 (38.50)
ACEI/ARB36 (47.37)15 (46.88)12 (66.67)9 (34.62)14 (53.80)
Statins32 (42.11)11 (34.38)9 (50.00)12 (46.15)19 (73.10)
Antiplatelet/anticoagulants76 (100)32 (100)18 (100)26 (100)26 (100)

versus Control. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker.