Research Article
Potassium Concentration on Admission Is an Independent Risk Factor for Target Lesion Revascularization in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the patients at baseline.
| | | Low K (<3.9) | Mid K (≥3.9, <4.3) | High K (≥4.3) | P value | | | |
| | Age (yrs) | | | | | | Male (%) | 65 (70.7) | 68 (73.9) | 63 (68.5) | 0.716 | | BMI (%) | | | | | | Current smoker (%) | 39 (42.4) | 34 (37.0) | 35 (38.0) | 0.727 | | Hypertension (%) | 63 (68.5) | 48 (52.2) | 56 (60.9) | 0.0771 | | Diabetes mellitus (%) | 24 (26.1) | 29 (31.5) | 38 (41.3) | 0.0841 | | T-C (mg/dL) | | | | | | HDL-C (mg/dL) | | | | | | LDL-C (mg/dL) | | | | | | TG (mg/dL) | | | | | | HbA1c (%) | | | | | | Previous medical treatment | | | | | | ACE-I/ARB (%) | 17 (18.5) | 21 (22.8) | 24 (26.1) | 0.581 | | Beta-blocker (%) | 1 (1.09) | 2 (2.17) | 6 (6.52) | 0.105 | | Diuretics (%) | 4 (4.35) | 3 (3.26) | 7 (7.61) | 0.411 | | Statin (%) | 13 (14.1) | 14 (15.2) | 18 (19.6) | 0.573 |
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BMI: body mass index; T-C: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; ACE-I: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker. P < 0.05 versus low K; P < 0.05 versus mid K.
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