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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

From: Association of Platelet to lymphocyte ratio with non-culprit atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability in patients with acute coronary syndrome: an optical coherence tomography study

Parameters

Low PLR (n = 36)

High PLR (n = 35)

P Value

Age, years

57.97 ± 10.51

59.77 ± 8.88

0.439

Male, n (%)

28(77.8%)

26(74.3%)

0.73

Type of ACS, n (%)

 UAP

29(80.6%)

27(77.1%)

0.725

 Non-STEMI

4(11.1%)

4(11.4%)

0.966

 STEMI

3(8.3%)

4(11.4%)

0.662

Hypertension, n (%)

23(63.9%)

17(48.6%)

0.193

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

13(36.1%)

13(37.1%)

0.928

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

15(41.7%)

7(20.0%)

0.048

Current smoker, n (%)

15(41.7%)

8(22.9%)

0.09

Previous MI, n (%)

12(33.3%)

11(31.4%)

0.864

LVEF, %

0.65 ± 0.08

0.62 ± 0.08

0.262

Medical therapy

 ASA, n (%)

36(100.0%)

35(100.0%)

1.000

 P2Y12 receptor antagonist, n (%)

34(94.4%)

35(100.0%)

0.493

 Statin, n (%)

36(100.0%)

35(100.0%)

1.000

 RAS blocker, n (%)

7(19.4%)

16(45.7%)

0.018

 β-blocker, n (%)

15(45.7%)

17(48.6%)

0.559

 CCB, n (%)

16(44.4%)

11(31.4%)

0.259

  1. Values are mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: PLR platelet to lymphocyte ratio, ACS acute coronary syndrome, UAP unstable angina pectoris, STEMI ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, MI myocardial infarction, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, ASA acetylsalicylic acid, RAS renin-angiotensin system, CCB calcium channel blocker