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Table 3 Clinical characteristics and lipids level in DM group

From: Predictive value of LDL/HDL ratio in coronary atherosclerotic heart disease

Categorical Variables

Diabetes mellitus

NO (n = 1038)

Yes (n = 318)

P value

Sex, male (n%)

532 (52%)

164 (52%)

0.982

Age

  

 < 0.001

  < 65 y

539 (52%)

122 (38%)

 

  ≥ 65 y

499 (48%)

195 (61%)

 

Smoker (n%)

710 (68%)

220 (69%)

0.793

Drinker (n%)

233 (22%)

58 (18%)

0.110

Hypertension (n%)

449 (43%)

69 (22%)

 < 0.001

CAHD history (n%)

153 (14.8%)

79 (24.8%)

 < 0.001

Heart failure history (n%)

250 (24%)

107 (34%)

0.001

Arrhythmia history (n%)

351 (34%)

117 (37%)

0.346

Cerebral infarction history (n%) (n%)

156 (15%)

71 (22%)

0.002

Renal insufficiency (n%)

40 (4%)

21 (6.6%)

0.040

Hypolipidemic drug (n%)

189 (18%)

68 (22%)

0.216

Coronary artery stenosis (n%)

  

 < 0.001

 < 10%

355 (34%)

49 (15%)

 

 10–50%

250 (24%)

88 (28%)

 

 50–70%

300 (29%)

102 (32%)

 

  ≥ 70%

133 (13%)

79 (25%)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

  

0.005

 Underweight (BMI < 18.5)

45 (4%)

11 (4%)

 

 Normal (18.5 ≤ BMI < 23.9)

464 (45%)

113 (36%)

 

 Overweight (24 ≤ BMI < 27.9)

386 (37%)

130 (41%)

 

 Obese (BMI ≥ 28.0)

136 (13%)

62 (20%)

 

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)

5.32 ± 1.05

7.17 ± 2.62

 < 0.001

LDL/HDL

2.60 ± 0.95

2.69 ± 0.99

0.157

LDL-C

  

0.007

  < 2.6 mmol/L

446 (43%)

164 (52%)

 

  ≥ 2.6 mmol/L

592 (57%)

154 (48%)

 

HDL-C

  

 < 0.001

  < 1 mmol/L

396 (38%)

165 (52%)

 

  ≥ 1 mmol/L

642 (62%)

153 (48%)

 

TC

  

0.251

  < 5.2 mmol/L

867 (84%)

278 (87%)

 

  ≥ 5.2 mmol/L

168 (16%)

40 (13%)

 

TG

  

0.129

  < 1.7 mmol/L

741 (71%)

210 (66%)

 

  ≥ 1.7 mmol/L

296 (29%)

108 (34%)

 

Ox-LDL (mmol/L)

0.312 ± 0.193

0.369 ± 0.443

0.027

HbA1C

  

 < 0.001

 ≤ 6.5%

93.9%

31.4%

 

  > 6.5%

6.1%

68.6%

 

Cr

  

 < 0.001

 < 97 μmol/L

912 (88%)

252 (79%)

 

  ≥ 97 μmol/L

126 (12%)

66 (21%)

 
  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or percentage
  2. BMI body mass index, LDL-C low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL/HDL the ratio of low-density-lipoprotein to high-density-lipoprotein, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, Cr serum creatinine, CAHD coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, DM diabetes mellitus