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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study population on angiography

From: Non-culprit plaque characteristics in acute coronary syndrome patients with raised hemoglobinA1c: an intravascular optical coherence tomography study

 

NA1c (n = 68)

RA1c (n = 69)

DM (n = 79)

P value

PNA1c vs. RA1c

PNA1c vs. DM

PRA1c vs. DM

Plaques, n

95

93

117

    

Plaques/person, n

1.4 ± 0.7

1.4 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.7

0.473

N/A

N/A

N/A

MLA, mm

2.04 ± 0.44

1.96 ± 0.33

1.98 ± 0.42

0.370

N/A

N/A

N/A

Reference diameter, mm

3.10 ± 0.64

3.02 ± 0.53

3.00 ± 0.62

0.704

N/A

N/A

N/A

%DS

34.3 ± 2.5

35.0 ± 4.00

34.0 ± 1.3

0.020*

0.070*

0.380

0.006*

Lipid length, mm

13.9 ± 7.2

17.0 ± 8.3

16.3 ± 7.8

0.008*

0.006*

0.023*

0.516

Location

   

0.966

N/A

N/A

N/A

RCA

 Proximal

12 (12.6)

8 (8.6)

11 (9.4)

    

 Mid

9 (9.5)

10 (10.8)

8 (6.8)

    

 Distal

8 (8.4)

8 (10.8)

12 (10.3)

    

LAD

 Proximal

7 (7.4)

14 (15.1)

12 (10.3)

    

 Mid

16 (16.8)

14 (15.1)

22 (18.8)

    

 Distal

11 (11.6)

9 (9.7)

15 (12.8)

    

LCX

 Proximal

23 (24.2)

20 (21.5)

24 (20.5)

    

 Distal

9 (9.5)

10 (10.8)

13 (11.1)

    
  1. DM diabetes mellitus, NA1c normal haemoglobinA1c, RA1c raised haemoglobinA1c, LAD left anterior descending artery, LCX left circumflex artery, RCA right coronary artery, %DS percent diameter stenosis
  2. Values are mean ± SD or n (%). *P < 0.05