Table 1 Patient demographics and laboratory parameters

Male gender

57(54.81)

59(67.05)

0.085

Hypertension

66(63.46)

54(61.36)

0.765

Diabetes

24(23.08)

48(54.55)

0.000

Smoker

30(28.85)

38(43.18)

0.039

Age, years

65.78 ± 11.51

67.74 ± 12.18

0.254

GHbA1C, mg/dl

6.22 ± 1.00

7.08 ± 1.57

0.000

Lp-PLA2, μg/l

188.24 ± 58.95

271.40 ± 58.53

0.000

Triglycerides, mmol/l

1.66 ± 1.39

1.98 ± 1.48

0.125

Total cholesterol, mmol/l

4.26 ± 1.10

4.58 ± 1.28

0.062

LDL-C, mmol/l

2.68 ± 0.97

3.12 ± 1.14

0.004

HDL-C, mmol/1

1.12 ± 0.27

0.99 ± 0.29

0.003

 Aspirin/ clopidogrel

104(100)

88(100)

1.000

 ACEI/ARB

53(50.96)

40(45.45)

0.447

 Statins

81(77.88)

62(70.45)

0.239