Research Article
Prognostic Value of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
Table 2
Comparison of study variables among EPCs (CD34+/CD133+/KDR+ cells) quartiles (M (Q25 and Q75) or M ± SD).
| | cEPCs Q1 N = 23 (0–0.129%) | cEPCs Q2 N = 23 (0.129%–0.170%) | cEPCs Q3 N = 23 (0.170%–0.230%) | cEPCs Q4 N = 22 (>0.230%) | t/F/x2 | P |
| | Male (n (%)) | 16 (69.6) | 15 (65.2) | 21 (91.3) | 17 (77.3) | 4.94 | 0.18 | | Age (years) | 68.3 ± 14.2 | 69.7 ± 12.1 | 62.3 ± 14.4 | 63.0 ± 17.9 | 1.46 | 0.23 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 2.5 | 22.2 ± 2.4 | 21.4 ± 1.9 | 22.6 ± 2.5 | 1.19 | 0.32 | | APACHEⅡscore (points) | 24.0 ± 8.8 | 18.9 ± 7.2 | 15.9 ± 4.8 | 15.6 ± 5.9 | 7.33 | 0.000 | | STEMI (n (%)) | 19 (82.6) | 15 (65.2) | 18 (78.3) | 17 (77.3) | 2.09 | 0.55 | | cTnI (μg/L) | 54.4 (38.6, 80.2) | 75.1 (42.4, 80.2) | 58.9 (37.0, 76.6) | 42.8 (32.8, 62.9) | 5.47 | 0.14 | | NT-proBNP (ng/L) | 8882.9 (6029.1, 19098.3) | 13822.9 (8659.3, 18100.7) | 8949.4 (6823.8, 13822.9) | 8916.2 (6371.6, 13156.9) | 4.84 | 0.18 | | VIS (points) | 16.3 ± 2.9 | 14.5 ± 3.4 | 15.0 ± 2.9 | 15.0 ± 2.6 | 1.45 | 0.23 | | GAP (mm Hg) | 5.9 ± 1.5 | 5.7 ± 0.9 | 5.5 ± 0.8 | 5.0 ± 0.7 | 1.69 | 0.18 | | HCY (μmol/L) | 27.5 (16.4, 49.3) | 29.1 (20.3, 34.2) | 17.7 (10.8, 24.3) | 15.0 (11.3, 30.9) | 11.76 | 0.008 | | Creatinine (μmol/L) | 92.2 (74.3, 121.6) | 84.5 (70.2, 91.0) | 65.5 (58.7, 88.6) | 76.5 (59.9, 102.3) | 8.73 | 0.03 | | C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 40.5 (10.6, 49.3) | 21.2 (9.9, 60.0) | 12.8 (6.9, 30.4) | 23.4 (9.8, 53.9) | 6.02 | 0.11 | | HbAlc (%) | 6.6 ± 1.8 | 5.7 ± 1.5 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 6.1 ± 1.8 | 1.73 | 0.17 | | CI (L/min/m2) | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 2.7 ± 0.7 | 2.6 ± 0.6 | 3.18 | 0.03 | | Killip classifications (n (%)) | | | 8.24 | 0.04 | | Level I–II | 4 (17.4) | 10 (43.5) | 11 (47.8) | 4 (18.2) | | | | Level III–IV | 19 (82.6) | 13 (56.5) | 12 (52.2) | 18 (81.8) | | | | AB (n (%)) | | | 2.40 | 0.02 | | Three territories | 7 (30.4) | 7 (30.4) | 3 (13.0) | 0 (0.0) | | | | Two territories | 8 (30.8) | 2 (8.7) | 6 (26.1) | 3 (13.6) | | | | One territory | 8 (30.8) | 14 (60.9) | 14 (60.9) | 19 (86.4) | | |
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AMI, indicates acute myocardial infarction; BMI, body mass index; STEMI, ST-elevation MI; VIS, vasoactive inotropic score; GAP, central venous-arterial carbon dioxide difference; HCY, homocysteine; CI, cardiac index; AB, atherosclerotic burden.
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