C-Reactive Protein and Vulnerability to Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia

Table 1 Patient Characteristics Stratified by Mental Stress Ischemia (MSI)

Characteristics	MSI	No-MSI	P-value*
N (%)	30 (36%)	53 (54%)
Demographics
Age (Mean)	66.0	67.2	0.51
Sex % female	5.4%	10.0%	0.43
PMHX
Diabetes^†	32.4%	23.3%	0.33
Hypertension^†	86.5%	86.7%	0.98
Smoker	13.5%	21.7%	0.32
Hyperlipidemia^†	97.3%	90.0%	0.18
BMI	30.1	29.1	0.22
Lipid Panel
Total Cholesterol	161.4	165.3	0.57
LDL	90.1	89.2	0.88
HDL	44.6	47.0	0.39
Triglycerides	149.6	143.0	0.79
Medications
Aspirin	64.9%	68.3%	0.73
β-Blocker	70.3%	80.0%	0.28
Statins	91.9%	86.7%	0.44
ACE inhibitors	54.1%	52.3%	0.95

*Patients with and without MSI were compared by means of Chi-square tests for categorical data, t-tests for normally distributed data, and Wilcoxon rank tests for non-normal data. ^†Information regarding diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was collected by medical chart review (for example, medical note indicating the presence of risk factor and/or medication treatment for the condition)

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