Table 3 Comparison between patients with an abnormal result of OGTT performed before discharge but a normal test at 3 months and patients with a normal response to both tests.
From: Value of oral glucose tolerance test in the acute phase of myocardial infarction
IGT (n = 43) or DM before discharge (n = 10) and normal OGTT at 3 months | NGT before discharge and at 3 months (n = 89) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 56.0 ± 8.3 | 54.2 ± 8.4 | NS |
Male n (%) | 39 (73.6) | 73 (82.0) | NS |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.6 ± 5.2 | 26.1 ± 3.4 | NS |
Admission glycemia (mmol/l) | 7.4 ± 1.5 | 7.2 ± 1.5 | NS |
HbA1c (%) | 6.2 ± 0.9 | 5.9 ± 0.5 | NS |
Mean blood glycemia on day 1 (mmol/l) | 6.7 ± 1.0 | 6.2 ± 0.9 | < 0.009 |
Mean blood glycemia on day 2 (mmol/l) | 6.8 ± 0.7 | 6.4 ± 0.8 | < 0.006 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.9 ± 1.0 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | NS |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.9 ± 0.9 | NS |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | NS |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | < 0.002 |
Creatinine (μmol/l) | 85.7 ± 16.4 | 84.2 ± 13.6 | NS |
Hypertension (%) | 17 (32.1) | 28 (31.5) | NS |
Current smoker (%) | 39 (73.6) | 63 (70.8) | NS |
Family history of premature coronary artery disease (%) | 16 (30.2) | 21 (23.6) | NS |
Activity of CK-MB on admission (U/l) | 52.0 ± 83.2 | 45.9 ± 58.5 | NS |
Concentration of troponin I on admission (ng/mL) | 1.9 ± 7.0 | 2.4 ± 7.5 | NS |
LVEF at discharge (%) | 43.4 ± 6.3 | 44.8 ± 6.5 | NS |
Heart failure symptoms at discharge (%) | 3 (5.7) | 3 (3.4) | NS |