Research Article

von Willebrand Factor and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Table 4

Levels of investigated biochemical parameters in different subgroups of subjects.

± SD (median)Sig.

vWfAct (%)

STEMI ( ) (170.00)Kruskal-Wallis test: **
Mann-Whitney U test:
NSTEMI ( ) (168.50)STEMI versus NSTEMI
STEMI versus UA
UA ( ) (121.00)STEMI versus Control **
NSTEMI versus UA
Control ( ) (122.00)NSTEMI versus Control **
UA versus Control

vWfAg (%)

STEMI (302.00)ONE way ANOVA: **
Bonferroni:
NSTEMI (229.25)STEMI versus NSTEMI *
STEMI versus UA **
UA (181.50)STEMI versus Control **
NSTEMI versus UA *
Control (108.00)NSTEMI versus Control **
UA versus Control

(nmol/mL)

STEMI (7.25)Kruskal-Wallis test:
NSTEMI (7.58)
UA (10.54)
Control (5.27)

H2O2 (nmol/mL)

STEMI (2.14)Kruskal-Wallis test: **
Mann-Whitney U test:
NSTEMI (1.98)STEMI versus NSTEMI
STEMI versus UA
UA (1.66)STEMI versus Control **
NSTEMI versus UA
Control (5.21)NSTEMI versus Control **
UA versus Control **

(nmol/mL)

STEMI (12.65)ONE way ANOVA:
NSTEMI (9.69)
UA (7.22)
Control (17.20)

TBARS (μmol/mL)

STEMI (2.69)Kruskal-Wallis test: **
Mann-Whitney U test:
NSTEMI (2.21)STEMI versus NSTEMI
STEMI versus UA
UA (2.30)STEMI versus Control **
NSTEMI versus UA
Control (1.19)NSTEMI versus Control **
UA versus Control **

SOD (U/g Hb ×103)

STEMI (124.54)Kruskal-Wallis test: **
Mann-Whitney U test:
NSTEMI (87.91)STEMI versus NSTEMI
STEMI versus UA *
UA (66.34)STEMI versus Control **
NSTEMI versus UA
Control (2433.71)NSTEMI versus Control **
UA versus Control **

CAT (U/g Hb ×103)

STEMI (3.25)Kruskal-Wallis test:
NSTEMI (4.37)
UA (4.12)
Control (6.87)