Table 2 Patients’ characteristics according to the 7 ^th day HOMA positivity

n (%)

60/104 (58)

44/104 (42)

Age

Median (IQR)

60 (49–67)

51 (45–62)

0.117

Male

n (%)

42 (70)

32 (73)

0.762

BMI (kg/m²)

Median (IQR)

25.8 (25.0-28.7)

24.7 (22.1-26.6)

0.010^a

Hypertension

n (%)

38 (63)

26 (59)

0.660

Hypercholesterolemia

n (%)

26 (43)

22 (50)

0.500

Smokers

n (%)

19 (32)

15 (34)

0.795

Symptom onset to pPCI (min)

Median (IQR)

250 (180–330)

185 (135–300)

0.031^a

Killip class on admission 1/2/3/4

n (%)

32/23/5 (54/38/8)

31/10/3 (71/23/6

0.197

Heart rate (bpm)

Median (IQR)

80 (68–92)

78 (65–85)

0.010^a

Angiographic findings

Infarct related artery LAD

n (%)

60 (100)

44 (100)

ns

Multi vessel disease

n (%)

26 (43)

12 (27)

0.093

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

n (%)

50/4/2/4 (83/7/3/7)

34/6/4/0 (77/14/9/0)

0.122

Location of culprit lesion (proximal/mid/distal LAD)

29/31/0 (48/52/0)

22/22/0 (50/50/0)

0.867

Rentrop grade 0/1/2-3

n (%)

45/11/4 (75/19/6)

37/7/0 (85/15/0)

0.2193

Procedural data

No of the implanted stents

Median (IQR)

1 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

0.863

Bare metal stent

n (%)

44 (73)

36 (82)

0.310

Final minimal stent diameter (mm)

Median (IQR)

2.9 (2.7-3.1)

2.8 (2.7-3.0)

0.744

Post-procedural data

Slow/no reflow after pPCI

n (%)

10 (17)

2 (5)

0.056

Echocardiography

LV EDV (ml)

Mean ± SD

117.2 ± 35.2

105.1 ± 38.4

0.100

LV ESV (ml)

Mean ± SD

63.5 ± 26.3

50.4 ± 26.4

0.014^a

LV EF (%)

Mean ± SD

47.4 ± 8.4

53.4 ± 11.4

0.003^a