Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants.

From: Trimethylamine N-oxide and the reverse cholesterol transport in cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study

 

Control

n = 153

CAD

n = 394

p

Age in years

64.3 ± 8.1

66.4 ± 11.7

0.016

Female

64 (41.8)

125 (31.7)

0.028

BMI in kg/m2

27.8 ± 4.1

28.8 ± 4.5

0.030

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

92.1 ± 31.0

86.6 ± 34.7

0.079

Stable angina

0

196 (49.7)

 

Acute coronary syndrome

0

198 (50.3)

 

STEMI

0

44 (11.2)

 

NSTEMI

0

111 (28.2)

 

UA

0

43 (10.9)

 

Hypertension

63 (41.2)

301 (76.4)

0.001

Diabetes mellitus

21 (13.7)

118 (29.9)

0.001

Current or past smokers

59 (38.6)

196 (49.7)

0.022

  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation or number (%).
  2. BMI body mass index, GFR glomerular filtration rate, STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction, NSTEMI non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, UA unstable angina.
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