Circulating Matrix Metalloproteinase-28 Levels Are Related to GRACE Scores and Short-Term Outcomes in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the included acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients.

Variables	Control group ()	Disease group
		STEMI ()	NSTEMI ()	Total ()
Age (yrs)
Gender (M/F)	25/25	90/52	51/18	141/70
hs-cTnT (ng/mL)
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)
hs-CRP (mg/dL)
MMP-28 (ng/mL)
BMI (kg/m^2)
Blood glucose profiles
FBG (mmol/L)
HbA1C (%)
Lipid profiles
TC (mmol/L)
LDL-C (mmol/L)
Heart rate (bpm)
SBP (mmHg)
DBP (mmHg)
LVEF (%)
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m^2)

hs-cTnT: hypersensitive cardiac troponin T; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; hs-CRP: hypersensitive C-reactive protein; BMI: body mass index; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HbA1C: hemoglobin A1c; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; LVEF: left ventricular eject fraction; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate. Significant differences between two groups; .