Research Article

Association of Circulating IGFBP1 Level with the Severity of Coronary Artery Lesions in Patients with Unstable Angina

Table 1

Basic characteristics of the enrolled subjects.

Noncritical CAD ()Critical CAD () value

Age, year60.11 ± 9.9162.16 ± 11.080.318
Gender, male, n (%)16 (35.60)50 (74.60)<0.001
BMI, kg/m223.03 ± 2.2324.28 ± 3.030.019
Cigarette smoking, n (%)12 (26.70)36 (53.70)0.005
Hypertension, n (%)21 (46.70)33 (49.30)0.788
 SBP, mmHg132.98 ± 15.91132.28 ± 19.720.844
 DBP, mmHg78.40 ± 10.7475.37 ± 11.650.167
Hyperlipidemia16 (35.60)19 (28.40)0.420
 TC, mmol/L4.39 ± 0.984.05 ± 0.960.070
 TG, mmol/L1.22 (0.87, 1.64)1.27 (1.00, 1.76)0.251
 ApoB, g/L0.78 ± 0.220.76 ± 0.200.781
 HDL-C, mmol/L1.22 ± 0.281.02 ± 0.25<0.001
 LDL-C, mmol/L2.66 ± 0.762.48 ± 0.680.183
Medication
 Antiplatelets, (%)31 (68.90)64 (95.50)<0.001
 ACEIs or ARBs, (%)26 (57.80)49 (73.10)0.090
β-blockers, (%)31 (68.90)45 (67.20)0.848
 CCB, (%)14 (31.10)8 (11.90)0.012
 Statins, (%)31 (68.90)64 (95.50)<0.001
 Diuretics, (%)6 (13.30)8 (11.90)0.827
Glucose, mmol/L4.75 ± 0.644.69 ± 0.580.601
BNP, pg/ml16.10 (6.55, 25.50)46.60 (15.40; 85.00)<0.001
IGFBP-1, ng/ml10.02 (5.82; 12.98)16.12 (8.74; 33.20)<0.001

CAD: coronary artery disease; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: total triglyceride; ApoB: apolipoprotein B; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; ACEIs: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs: angiotensin receptor blockers; CCB: calcium channel blockers; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; IGFBP-1: insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1.