The Different Effects of BMI and WC on Organ Damage in Patients from a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program after Acute Coronary Syndrome
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the study subjects.
Characteristics
All subjects ()
BMI standard
WC standard
Normal ()
Abnormal ()
Normal ()
Abnormal ()
Age (years)
49.7 ± 7.9
50.4 ± 7.7
48.8 ± 8.1
49.5 ± 9.2
50.0 ± 7.2
Male gender (%)
93.3%
88.2%
96.3%
100.0%
87.50%
Smoking (%)
75.4%
73.5%
77.8%
76.2%
75.0%
Weight (kg)
69.8 ± 8.9
64.7 ± 5.8**
76.3 ± 7.8**
64.6 ± 6.2**
72.6 ± 8.9**
BMI (kg/m2)
24.9 ± 2.6
23.1 ± 1.4**
27.2 ± 1.9**
23.4 ± 2.1**
25.7 ± 2.5**
WC (cm)
91.9 ± 9.6
89.2 ± 9.3**
95.4 ± 8.9**
82.4 ± 5.9**
96.0 ± 7.0**
Diabetes (%)
36.1%
38.2%
33.3%
23.8%
42.5%
Hypertension (%)
45.9%
26.5%**
70.4%**
23.8%*
57.5%*
Dyslipidemia (%)
82%
82.4%
81.5%
71.4%
87.5%
LMD (%)
8.2%
5.9%
11.1%
0.0%
12.5%
TVD (%)
63.9%
61.8%
66.7%
52.4%
70.0%
CCAD (%)
73.8%
76.5%
70.4%
66.7%
77.5%
Notes: *significance of difference is at the 0.05 level. **Significance of difference is at the 0.01 level. CRP: cardiac rehabilitation program; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; LMD: left main disease; TVD: three-vessel disease; CCAD: complicated coronary artery disease.
