Research Article

Bioactive Sphingolipids, Complement Cascade, and Free Hemoglobin Levels in Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study groups.

AMI group CABG group CTRL group

Males, n (%)17 (77.3)6 (85.7)4 (50.0)
Age ()58.4±12.755.6 ± 9.348.1 ± 4.9
Previous myocardial infarction, n (%)4 (18.2)1 (14.3)0 (0)
Previous percutaneous coronary intervention, n (%)3 (13.6)1 (14.3)0 (0)
Previous coronary-artery bypass graft surgery, n (%)1 (4.5)0 (0)0 (0)
Hypertension, n (%)14 (63.6)7 (100)0 (0)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)3 (13.6)3 (42.9)0 (0)
Dyslipidemia, n (%)11 (50.0)7 (100)0 (0)
Current smoking, n (%)12 (54.5)6 (85.7)1 (12.5)
Family history of cardiovascular diseases, n (%)8 (38.1)3 (75.0)1 (12.5)

AMI: acute myocardial infarction; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; CTRL: control group; SD: standard deviation.