Research Article

Serum CTRP9 Reflects Coronary Collateralization in Nondiabetic Patients with Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Table 1

Basic clinical characteristics of enrolled patients classified by serum CTRP9 level.

CTRP9Total ()T1 ()T2 ()T3 () values
()()()

Demographic data
 Age (years)0.267
 Male sex, (%)174 (84.5%)58 (84.1%)56 (81.2%)60 (88.2%)0.517
 BMI (kg/m2)0.384
 SBP (mmHg)0.760
 DBP (mmHg)0.990
 HR (bpm)0.702
 Alcohol use, (%)48 (23.3%)19 (27.5%)14 (20.3%)15 (22.1%)0.577
 Current smokers, (%)83 (40.3%)27 (39.1%)26 (37.7%)30 (44.1%)0.723
Types of CAD
 UAP, (%)135 (65.5%)52 (75.4%)42 (60.9%)41 (60.3%)0.108
 SAP, (%)71 (34.5%)17 (24.6%)27 (39.1%)27 (39.7%)0.108
Medical history
 Hypertension, (%)132 (64.1%)47 (68.1%)44 (63.8%)41 (60.3%)0.633
 T2DM, (%)35 (17.0%)1 (1.4%)10 (14.5%)24 (35.3%)<0.001
 Hyperlipidemia, (%)171 (83.0%)55 (79.7%)53 (76.8%)63 (92.6%)0.032
 MetS, (%)109 (52.9%)30 (43.5%)35 (50.7%)44 (64.7%)0.041
Laboratory measurement
 MONO0.226
 eGFR0.110
 CREA, mmol/L0.359
 UREA, mmol/L0.251
 UA, mmol/L0.313
 FBG, mmol/L5.36 (4.92-6.22)5.36 (5.01-6.09)5.49 (4.95-6.32)5.23 (4.77-6.35)0.684
 TC, mmol/L0.839
 TG, mmol/L1.52 (1.13-2.13)1.49 (1.07-2.19)1.53 (1.07-2.03)1.55 (1.18-2.21)0.738
 HDL-C, mmol/L0.030
 LDL-C, mmol/L0.703
 Non-HDL-C, mmol/L3.17 ± 0.973.27 ± 1.213.25 ± 1.250.822
 Hs-CRP1.18 (0.65-2.47)1.29 (0.61-2.91)1.13 (0.71-2.52)1.12 (0.66-2.02)0.811
Cardiovascular medications
 Antiplatelet agents, (%)175 (85.0%)61 (88.4%)59 (85.5%)55 (80.9%)0.425
 ACEI/ARB, (%)52 (25.2%)18 (26.1%)13 (18.8%)21 (30.9%)0.284
 CCB, (%)64 (31.1%)26 (37.7%)21 (30.4%)17 (25.0%)0.277
β receptor blocker, (%)98 (47.6%)37 (53.6%)32 (46.4%)29 (42.6%)0.433
 Nitrates, (%)106 (51.5%)43 (62.3%)33 (47.8%)30 (44.1%)0.084
 Statins, (%)148 (71.8%)53 (76.8%)50 (72.5%)45 (66.2%)0.364
Coronary angiography data
 SYNTAX score0.119
Number of the diseased vessels0.644
 One-vessel disease, (%)42 (20.4%)12 (17.4%)13 (18.8%)17 (25.0%)0.503
 Two-vessel disease, (%)62 (30.1%)19 (27.5%)24 (34.8%)19 (27.9%)0.581
 Three-vessel disease, (%)102 (49.5%)38 (55.1%)32 (46.4%)32 (47.1%)0.525
CTO lesions, (%)104 (50.5%)27 (39.1%)39 (56.5%)38 (55.9%)0.069
Location of the diseased artery0.353
 RCA, (%)98 (47.6%)32 (46.4%)29 (42.0%)37 (54.4%)0.339
 LCX, (%)35 (17.0%)9 (13.0%)13 (18.8%)13 (19.1%)0.563
 LAD, (%)73 (35.4%)28 (40.6%)27 (39.1%)18 (26.5%)0.165

indicated the differences between groups were statistically significant. Abbreviations: CTRP9: C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein 9; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HR: heart rate; CAD: coronary artery disease; UAP: unstable angina pectoris; SAP: stable angina pectoris; T2DM: type II diabetes mellitus; MetS: metabolic syndrome; MONO: monocyte count; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; CREA: creatinine; UREA: urea; UA: uric acid; FBG: fasting blood glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hs-CRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; CCB: calcium channel blocker; CTO: chronic total occlusion; RCA: right coronary artery; LCX: left circumflex artery; LAD: left anterior descending artery.