Characteristics and risk factors of the study population (n = 180)
| Variable | |
| Mean age (years) | 56 (10) |
| Male | 158 (87%) |
| Risk factors | |
| Diabetes | 16 (9%) |
| Mean serum glucose (mmol/l) | 6.0 (5.8) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 99 (55%) |
| Mean serum total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.2 (1.1) |
| Mean serum LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.2 (0.9) |
| Mean serum HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.1 (0.3) |
| Smoker | 135 (75%) |
| Current smoker | 28 (16%) |
| High blood pressure | 54 (32%) |
| Patients with more than two risk factors | 35 (19%) |
| Mean serum creatinine (μmol/l) | 100 (90) |
| Left ventricular function | |
| Mean ejection fraction (%) | 55 (12) |
| Ejection fraction below 30% | 15 (8%) |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 108 (60%) |
| Lesion site | |
| Left anterior descending coronary artery | 80 (44%) |
| Left circumflex coronary artery | 23 (13%) |
| Right coronary artery | 77 (43%) |
| Type of stent | |
| Palmaz-Schatz | 121 (67%) |
| Nir | 26 (15%) |
| AVE | 32 (18%) |
Values are mean (SD) or n (%).
HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.