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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: Association of insulin resistance and coronary artery remodeling: an intravascular ultrasound study

Characteristics

Total (n = 298)

HOMA negative (n = 168)

HOMA positive (n = 130)

p-value

Age (years)

62.6 ± 11.2

62.0 ± 10.8

63.2 ± 11.6

0.357

Male

202 (67.8)

114 (67.9)

88 (67.7)

0.976

Waist Circumference (cm)

89.6 ± 8.2

88.6 ± 8.9

91.2 ± 6.8

0.075

BMI (Kg/m2)

24.8 ± 3.1

24.2 ± 3.0

25.5 ± 3.0

<0.001

Hypertension

189 (63.4)

93 (55.4)

96 (73.8)

0.001

Current smoker

141 (47.3)

80 (47.6)

61 (46.9)

0.905

Diabetes Mellitus

89 (29.9)

35 (20.8)

54 (41.5)

<0.001

Previous MI

16 (5.4)

9 (5.4)

7 (5.4)

0.913

Previous CVA

11 (3.7)

7 (4.2)

4 (3.1)

0.554

Acute coronary syndrome

148 (49.7)

78 (46.4)

70 (53.8)

0.204

Number of diseased vessels

   

0.365

 One

105 (35.2)

65 (38.7)

40 (30.8)

 

 Two

101 (33.9)

54 (32.1)

47 (36.2)

 

 Three

92 (30.9)

49 (29.2)

43 (33.1)

 

Metabolic syndrome score

2.13 ± 1.14

1.74 ± 1.09

2.63 ± 1.00

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

178.9 ± 46.4

177.6 ± 46.7

180.7 ± 46.3

0.564

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

144.5 ± 90.5

134.4 ± 84.2

157.5 ± 96.9

0.029

HDL-C (mg/dL)

42.1 ± 10.2

43.5 ± 10.6

40.3 ± 9.3

0.006

LDL-C (mg/dL)

105.5 ± 39.4

106.0 ± 1.5

104.7 ± 36.5

0.772

HbA1C (%)

6.56 ± 1.33

6.28 ± 1.10

6.95 ± 1.51

<0.001

NT-proBNP (pg/ml)

1233.4 ± 5065.4

562.3 ± 1356.7

2153.7 ± 7562.8

0.043

hsCRP (mg/dl)

0.53 ± 1.18

0.47 ± 1.02

0.61 ± 1.36

0.336

LV Ejection fraction (%)

55.7 ± 12.9

56.1 ± 12.4

55.1 ± 13.5

0.494

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%)
  2. MetS metabolic syndrome, BMI body mass index, MI myocardial infarction, CVA cerebrovascular accident, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, LV left ventricle