Table 2 Laboratory findings
CharacteristicPositive remodelling (n = 113)No remodelling (n = 52)Negative remodelling (n = 45)p Value (ANOVA)
Baseline
Total cholesterol, mg/dl237.2 (34.1)224.9 (31.9)241.0 (36.8)0.045
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl153.2 (27.4)146.3 (24.9)157.3 (27.2)0.12
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl44.1 (11.9)42.5 (8.9)42.6 (9.4)0.56
Triglyceride, mg/dl197.3 (108.1)181.1 (89.9)201.2 (86.8)0.55
CRP, mg/l (median, interquartile range)3.0 (1.2 to 5.4)2.8 (1.2 to 7.9)2.7 (1.3 to 5.8)0.88*
Follow-up
Total cholesterol, mg/dl169.4 (35.4)168.9 (41.0)168.1 (42.4)0.98
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl94.6 (27.8)90.8 (33.4)93.9 (32.7)0.75
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl44.8 (12.4)45.7 (11.1)43.1 (9.1)0.53
Triglyceride, mg/dl151.5 (79.8)162.3 (81.1)155.8 (80.0)0.72
CRP, mg/l (median, interquartile range)2.1 (0.9 to 6.4)2.2 (0.7 to 4.3)1.9 (0.8 to 4.4)0.63*
Change from baseline
Total cholesterol, mg/dl−67.8 (42.0)−55.9 (43.4)−73.0 (44.7)0.12
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl−58.6 (33.7)−55.5 (38.3)−63.5 (40.1)0.56
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl0.7 (7.7)3.3 (7.4)0.6 (10.4)0.15
Triglyceride, mg/dl−45.8 (88.3)−18.8 (91.3)−45.3 (79.6)0.17
CRP, mg/l (median, interquartile range)−0.4 (−1.6 to 1.3)−0.2 (−2.0 to 0.9)−0.4 (−1.6 to 0.3)0.50*
  • Values expressed as mean (SD) except where otherwise stated.

  • *Calculated using log-transformed values due to non-normal distribution.

  • CRP, C-reactive protein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.