Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
Serum glucose level on admission | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | <7.8 mmol/l | 7.8 to 10.9 mmol/l | 11.0 to 16.5 mmol/l | ≥16.6 mmol/l | P value |
(group 1, n= 181) | (group 2, n= 215) | (group 3, n= 216) | (group 4, n= 204) | ||
Age (years) | 67.0 (56.0 to 76.0) | 67.0 (56.0 to 76.0) | 68.0 (56.0 to 76.0) | 67.0 (58.0 to 75.0) | 0.804 |
Sex (male) | 126 (69.6) | 144 (67.0) | 126 (58.3) | 117 (57.4) | 0.022 |
Body weight (kg) | 61.0 (53.0 to 70.0) | 61.0 (55.0 to 69.5) | 61.0 (55.0 to 69.3) | 61.5 (55.0 to 69.0) | 0.766 |
Diabetes | <0.001 | ||||
Insulin | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.9) | 8 (3.7) | 10 (4.9) | |
Oral hypoglycemic agent | 23 (12.7) | 21 (9.8) | 52 (24.1) | 85 (41.7) | |
Life style modification | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.9) | 11 (5.1) | 17 (8.3) | |
Hypertension | 82 (45.3) | 105 (48.8) | 122 (56.5) | 108 (52.9) | 0.130 |
Dyslipidemia | 51 (28.2) | 49 (22.8) | 39 (18.1) | 39 (19.1) | 0.070 |
Current smoker | 88 (26.3) | 91 (27.2) | 82 (24.5) | 74 (22.1) | 0.066 |
Family history of CAD | 13 (7.2) | 15 (7.0) | 16 (7.4) | 15 (7.4) | 0.998 |
Previous PCI | 9 (5.0) | 13 (6.1) | 7 (3.2) | 8 (3.9) | 0.526 |
Previous CABG | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.6) | 0 | 0.329 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 90 (75 to 120) | 80 (70 to 104) | 80 (60 to 110) | 75 (50 to 100) | <0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 60 (50 to 71) | 51 (40 to 70) | 50 (40 to 70) | 50 (34 to 60) | <0.001 |
Heart rate (beats/minute) | 74 (55 to 95) | 66 (46 to 89) | 68 (48 to 100) | 68 (37 to 104) | 0.116 |
Infarct location on electrocardiogram | |||||
Anterior or LBBB | 84 (46.4) | 87 (40.5) | 112 (51.9) | 110 (53.9) | 0.027 |
Inferior | 76 (42.0) | 113 (52.6) | 92 (42.6) | 77 (37.7) | 0.018 |
Other | 21 (11.6) | 15 (7.0) | 12 (5.6) | 17 (8.3) | 0.151 |
Left ventricular ejection fraction | 46.5 (39.0 to 57.0) | 47.0 (39.0 to 56.0) | 46.0 (36.0 to 57.0) | 44.0 (35.0 to 52.5) | 0.100 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.4) | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.5) | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | <0.001 |
TIMI risk score | 8 (6 to 10) | 8 (6 to 10) | 8 (7 to 10) | 8 (7 to 10) | 0.013 |
GRACE risk score | 227.0 (205.0 to 245.0) | 228.0 (208.0 to 248.0) | 230.5 (210.0 to 250.3) | 230.0 (216.8 to 248.5) | 0.227 |