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Table 4 QCA and OCT characteristics among ARPG groups

From: The association between glucose-related variables and plaque morphology in patients with ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction

ARPG group (mmol/L)

< 6.1

≥ 6.1, < 7.0

≥ 7.1, < 11.1

≥ 11.1

N = 117

N = 144

N = 412

N = 199

QCA

 MLD (mm)

0.79 (0.64–1.08)

0.83 (0.66–1.10)

0.87 (0.65–1.10)

0.78 (0.62–0.99)

 RVD (mm)

2.69 ± 0.58

2.69 ± 0.51

2.70 ± 0.58

2.59 ± 0.50

 DS (%)

69.00 (61.00–76.00)

68.00 (61.00–74.00)

67.00 (60.00–75.00)

69.00 (63.00–75.00)

 LL (mm)

22.39 ± 8.69

21.21 ± 8.18

21.73 ± 8.42

22.36 ± 11.26

OCT

 Plaque rupture*

73 (62.39%)

101 (70.14%)

321 (77.91%)

161 (80.90%)

 Culprit vessel

  RCA

34 (29.06%)

61 (42.36%)

171 (41.50%)

77 (38.69%)

  LAD

66 (56.41%)

70 (48.61%)

211 (51.21%)

102 (51.26%)

  LCX

17 (14.53%)

13 (9.03%)

30 (7.28%)

20 (10.05%)

 Culprit site

  Proximal

41 (35.04%)

55 (38.19%)

189 (45.87%)

90 (45.23%)

  Middle

54 (46.15%)

56 (38.89%)

160 (38.83%)

68 (34.17%)

  Distal

22 (18.80%)

33 (22.92%)

63 (15.29%)

41 (20.60%)

 Multivessel lesion

67 (57.26%)

93 (64.58%)

279 (67.72%)

137 (68.84%)

 Lesion length

16.84 ± 6.44

17.49 ± 5.95

16.93 ± 6.53

17.51 ± 6.75

 Lipid length*

8.95 ± 6.11

10.67 ± 6.04

9.83 ± 6.52

10.88 ± 6.29

 Mean lipid arc*

170.45 (0.00–235.54)

196.78 (0.00–253.35)

188.55 (0.00–245.77)

210.66 (158.92–257.20)

 Max lipid arc*

222.10 (0.00–360.00)

299.60 (0.00–360.00)

290.65 (0.00–360.00)

324.60 (212.95–360.00)

 Minimal FCT

0.02 (0.00–0.05)

0.03 (0.00–0.04)

0.03 (0.00–0.04)

0.03 (0.02–0.04)

 TCFA*

62 (52.99%)

86 (60.99%)

238 (58.33%)

140 (70.35%)

 Chole- crystal

43 (36.75%)

63 (44.68%)

172 (42.16%)

89 (44.95%)

 Microchannel

40 (34.19%)

34 (24.11%)

113 (27.70%)

53 (26.63%)

 Thrombus length

4.80 (2.70–7.90)

5.50 (3.40–8.90)

5.10 (3.00–7.88)

5.50 (2.90–8.78)

 Thrombus type

  None

9 (7.69%)

12 (8.45%)

38 (9.27%)

20 (10.10%)

  White

55 (47.01%)

73 (51.41%)

214 (52.20%)

84 (42.21%)

  Red

2 (1.71%)

5 (3.52%)

10 (2.44%)

1 (0.50%)

  Mix

51 (43.59%)

52 (36.62%)

148 (36.10%)

93 (46.73%)

  1. Data presented as Mean (SD) Median (Q1–Q3)/N (%)
  2. ARPG admission random plasma glucose, Chole-crystal cholesterol crystal, DS the degree of stenosis, FCT thickness of fibrotic cap, LAD left anterior descending branch, LCX left circumflex branch, LL lesion length, MLD minimal lumen diameter, OCT optical coherence tomography, QCA quantitative coronary angiography, RCA right coronary artery, RVD reference vessel diameter, TCFA thin-cap fibroatheroma
  3. *P value < 0.05