Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness for Predicting Future Cardiovascular Events in Patients with ST Segment Elevation and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Table 2

Clinical, laboratory, and hemodynamic characteristics of the study population.

	Group 1; (𝑁=15)	Group 2; (𝑁=79)	P
Age	63.27±14.46	59.97±10.62	NS
Sex
Male	11 (73%)	61 (77%)	NS
Female	4 (27%)	18 (23%)
BMI(kg/m^2)	27.37±4.13	28.31±4.34	NS
Weight (kg)	79.67±13.52	80.58±13.3	NS
Height (m)	1.7±0.05	1.69±0.07	NS
Diabetes mellitus	7(47%)	25 (32%)	NS
Hypertension	10 (67%)	36 (46%)	NS
Hyperlipidemia	9 (60%)	35 (44%)	NS
Family history	8 (53%)	22 (28%)	NS
Smoker	9 (60%)	38 (48%)	NS
SBP (mmHg)	146.8±26.6	135.5±20.7	NS
DBP (mmHg)	82±14.2	79.8±14.6	NS
Heart rate (beat/min)	89.9±15.3	80.4±14.4	0.024
MAP (mmHg)	103.6±17.6	98.37±16.0	NS
PP (mmHg)	64.8±16.1	55.7±11.8	0.012
PWV (m/s)	12.6±2.8	9.4±1.4	<0.001
AIaortic(%)	27.0±10.8	19.4±12.6	0.033
AIbrachial(%)	−20.9±22.1	−33.0±27.7	NS
RT (ms)	84.0±15.7	115.8±21.5	<0.001
SAI [%]	54.5±6.9	49.7±8.1	0.035
DAI [%]	45.4±6.9	50.3±8.2	0.034
DRA	42.7±15.1	52.6±13.6	0.013
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m^2)	133.5±46.2	149.2±48.2	NS
HDL	30.1±4.8	35.7±10.1	0.002
EF (%)	45.6±8.9	53.7±9.1	0.002

BMI: body mass index; jugsy: jugulum-symphysis; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; PP: pulse pressure; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL: high density lipoprotein; RT: return time; SAI: systolic area index; DAI: diastolic area index; DRA: diastolic reflection area; PWV: aortic pulse wave velocity; AI: augmentation index; SAI: systolic area index; DAI: diastolic area index; RT: return time; DRA: diastolic reflex area; NS: not significant; EF: ejection fraction; NS: not significant.