Table 1 Patients’ characteristics according to the 2 ^nd day HOMA positivity

n, (%)

57/104 (55)

47/104 (45)

Age

Median (IQR)

59 (50–68)

54 (48–64)

0.150

Male

n (%)

38 (66)

36 (77)

0.266

BMI (kg/m²)

Median (IQR)

25.2 (23.9-28.4)

25.9 (23.6-26.7)

0.809

Hypertension

n (%)

37 (65)

27 (57)

0.436

Hypercholesterolemia

n (%)

29 (51)

19 (40)

0.289

Smokers

n (%)

18 (32)

16 (34)

0.790

Symptom onset to pPCI (min)

Median (IQR)

257 (160–300)

210 (143–300)

0.156

Killip class on admission 1/2/3

n (%)

32/20/5 (56/35/9)

31/13/3 (66/28/6)

0.592

Heart rate (bpm)

Median (IQR)

81 (73–94)

74 (65–81)

0.010^a

Angiographic findings

Infarct related artery LAD

n (%)

57 (100)

47 (100)

ns

Multi vessel disease

n (%)

22 (39)

16 (34)

0.631

Initial (pre-stenting) TIMI flow 0/1/2/3

n (%)

46/8/1/2 (80/14/2/4)

38/2/5/2 (81/4/11/4)

0.106

Location of culprit lesion, proximal/mid/distal LAD

n (%)

24/33/0 (42/58/0)

27/20/0 (57/43/0)

0.119

Rentrop grade, 0/1/2-3

n (%)

34/10/3 (73/21/6)

50/7/0 (88/12/0)

0.059

Procedural data

No of the implanted stents

Median (IQR)

1 (1–1)

1 (1–2)

0.154

Bare metal stent

n (%)

45 (79)

35 (75)

0.589

Final minimal stent diameter (mm)

Median (IQR)

2.9 (2.7-3.0)

2.8 (2.7-3.0)

0.910

Post-procedural data

Slow/no reflow after pPCI

n (%)

9 (16)

3 (6)

0.135

Echocardiography

LV EDV (ml)

Mean ± SD

112.5 ± 37.9

111.6 ± 36.1

0.903

LV ESV (ml)

Mean ± SD

58.9 ± 28.4

56.7 ± 25.5

0.684

LV EF (%)

Mean ± SD

49.8 ± 10.0

50.2 ± 10.5

0.846