Characteristics of 384 patients if this study, separated by myeloperoxidase quartiles.
| 1st quartile | 2nd quartile | 3rd quartile | 4th quartile | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CK, creatinine kinase; LVWMI, left ventricular wall motion index; NT-BNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. | |||||
| Values are represented as mean (SD) unless indicated otherwise. | |||||
| Age (years) | 61.8 (12.3) | 62.9 (12.6) | 63.9 (12.0) | 67.6 (11.9) | 0.008 |
| Medical history, n (%) | |||||
| AMI | 11 (23.9) | 14 (30.4) | 13 (28.3) | 8 (17.4) | 0.571 |
| Angina pectoris | 9 (17.3) | 18 (34.6) | 15 (28.8) | 10 (19.2) | 0.186 |
| Hypertension | 40 (23.0) | 46 (26.4) | 41 (23.6) | 47 (27.0) | 0.609 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 20 (25.3) | 22 (27.8) | 21 (26.6) | 16 (20.3) | 0.748 |
| High cholesterol | 25 (23.1) | 27 (25.0) | 26 (24.1) | 30 (27.8) | 0.833 |
| Current/ex-smokers | 45 (31.9) | 39 (27.7) | 27 (19.1) | 30 (21.3) | 0.290 |
| ST-elevation AMI | 96 (25.0) | 96 (25.0) | 96 (25.0) | 96 (25.0) | 1.0 |
| Thrombolysis | 62 (22.8) | 63 (23.2) | 75 (27.6) | 72 (26.5) | 0.069 |
| Territory of infarction, n (%) | 0.288 | ||||
| Anterior | 39 (40.6) | 33 (34.4) | 34 (35.4) | 38 (39.6) | |
| Inferior | 46 (47.9) | 47 (49.0) | 49 (51.0) | 42 (43.8) | |
| Other | 11 (11.5) | 16 (16.7) | 13 (13.5) | 15 (15.6) | |
| Killip class on admission, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| I | 57 (59.4) | 52 (54.2) | 49 (51.0) | 54 (54.2) | |
| II | 35 (36.5) | 35 (36.5) | 41 (42.7) | 38 (39.6) | |
| III | 3 (3.1) | 9 (9.4) | 4 (4.2) | 4 (4.2) | |
| IV | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Peak CK (IU/l) | 1177.4 (1364.1) | 1405.7 (1513.3) | 1582.3 (1310.1) | 1587.5 (1323.7) | 0.136 |
| Creatinine (µmol/l) | 95.8 (17.6) | 96.2 (23.1) | 98.8 (25.7) | 102.5 (27.4) | 0.184 |
| NT-BNP (pmol/l) | 665.2 (868.6) | 926.6 (718.0) | 1220.0 (1292.8) | 1372.1 (981.4) | 0.007 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 79 (20.5) | 71 (18.5) | 75 (19.5) | 58 (15.1) | 0.008 |
| LVWMI | 1.50 (0.36) | 1.58 (0.35) | 1.58 (0.39) | 1.61 (0.41) | 0.211 |
| Serum cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.5 (2.9) | 4.7 (1.9) | 4.5 (2.1) | 4.5 (2.4) | 0.244 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 130.3 (25.9) | 134.1 (21.5) | 129.5 (24.0) | 131.2 (22.8) | 0.560 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 77.0 (16.0) | 78.7 (15.1) | 77.6 (17.7) | 77.0 (13.3) | 0.865 |