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Table 1 Patient baseline clinical characteristics according to body mass index

From: Association between the ratio of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and acute coronary syndrome in non-obese patients with coronary risk factor: a multicenter cross-sectional study

 

Low BMI group

Moderate BMI group

High BMI group

P value

(n = 1034)

(n = 369)

(n = 263)

Age (years)

66.3 ± 10.6

63.2 ± 10.5

59.1 ± 12.0

< 0.01*

Male

77.2%

84.8%

74.5%

< 0.01*

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.3 ± 1.8

26.0 ± 0.7

30.2 ± 2.7

< 0.01*

Hypertension

69.8%

78.0%

83.3%

< 0.01*

Diabetes mellitus

36.9%

40.9%

47.1%

< 0.01*

Dyslipidemia

67.6%

73.2%

83.3%

< 0.01*

Smoking history

43.8%

51.8%

46.0%

0.03*

Family history of ischemic heart disease

19.1%

19.8%

18.3%

0.89

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

189.4 ± 34.6

191.7 ± 36.9

190.1 ± 38.9

0.66

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

138.3 ± 83.8

164.2 ± 117.4

160.9 ± 87.5

< 0.01*

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)

109.3 ± 29.8

113.3 ± 29.9

112.0 ± 33.2

0.13

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)

53.2 ± 16.9

47.5 ± 15.4

48.4 ± 12.8

< 0.01*

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

6.2 ± 1.0

6.3 ± 1.1

6.4 ± 1.0

0.02*

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73 m2)

68.7 ± 17.2

67.2 ± 17.9

68.8 ± 18.0

0.44

EPA (μg/dl)

72.9 ± 42.6

76.2 ± 45.4

70.3 ± 43.1

0.23

DHA (μg/dl)

141.2 ± 50.0

147.2 ± 54.3

143.8 ± 59.8

0.16

DGLA (μg/dl)

31.9 ± 11.8

34.0 ± 12.4

36.9 ± 13.1

< 0.01*

AA (μg/dl)

154.6 ± 41.3

159.4 ± 71.8

163.2 ± 40.2

0.02*

EPA/AA

0.49 ± 0.30

0.50 ± 0.30

0.44 ± 0.29

0.04*

DHA/AA

0.95 ± 0.41

0.96 ± 0.31

0.90 ± 0.36

0.11

Statins

51.5%

55.8%

61.2%

0.01*

Antiplatelet agents

65.0%

68.0%

58.9%

0.059

Angiotensin II receptor blocker

34.2%

45.8%

44.1%

< 0.01*

Calcium channel blockers

42.6%

54.5%

47.9%

< 0.01*

Beta blockers

38.4%

40.4%

41.1%

0.64

Hypoglycemic agents

20.5%

23.8%

20.9%

0.39

ACS events

9.2%

7.3%

10.3%

0.39

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation, or percentage
  2. BMI Body mass index, EPA/AA eicosapentaenoic acid to arachidonic acid ratio, DHA/AA docosahexaenoic acid to arachidonic acid ratio, DGLA dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, ACS acute coronary syndrome
  3. aindicates significance, p-values were calculated by chi-squared tests (for binary variables) or analysis of variance (for continuous variables)