Table 1

Baseline characteristics and glucose tolerance in 497 patients prior to CABG

% missingNGTPre-diabetesDiabetesP value
Number of patients170219108
Age, years, mean (SD)64.7 (8.6)65.9 (9.4)67.6 (8.0)0.027
Female32 (18.8)33 (15.1)12 (11.1)0.217
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD)0.226.8 (3.9)27.4 (4.1)27.0 (3.3)0.398
Smoking9.30.887
 Never smoker56 (35.9)82 (40.6)36 (38.7)
 Prior smoker52 (33.3)67 (33.2)31 (33.3)
 Current smoker48 (30.8)53 (26.2)26 (28.0)
Fasting glucose, mmol/L, mean (SD)4.49 (1.97)5.78 (0.60)6.82 (1.22)<0.001
OGTT 2 hours, mmol/L, mean (SD)5.44 (2.47)8.91 (1.20)12.43 (3.22)<0.001
Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD)11146 (24)147 (22)153 (24)0.086
Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD)1384 (12)82 (11)84 (9)0.125
Hypertension1.6104 (62.3)151 (69.9)74 (69.8)0.236
Chronic pulmonary disease9 (5.3)7 (3.2)7 (6.5)0.363
Peripheral vascular disease14 (8.2)20 (9.1)12 (11.1)0.720
Prior AMI1.438 (22.8)62 (28.7)34 (31.8)0.220
Prior PCI0.220 (11.8)29 (13.2)12 (11.1)0.837
Prior stroke2.89 (5.4)5 (2.4)9 (8.7)0.042
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mL/min/1.73 m2, mean (SD)77 (17)79 (16)76 (19)0.386
Left ventricular ejection fraction0.860
 >50%117 (68.8)153 (69.9)76 (70.4)
 30%–50%45 (26.5)60 (27.4)29 (26.9)
 <30%8 (4.7)6 (2.7)3 (2.8)
HDL, mmol/L, mean (SD)121.18 (0.46)1.14 (0.30)1.07 (0.29)0.059
LDL, mmol/L, mean (SD)163.06 (0.98)2.84 (0.98)2.71 (1.10)0.027
Triglycerides, mmol/L, mean (SD)121.49 (0.91)1.61 (1.05)1.78 (1.23)0.110
  • Data are numbers and (%) unless otherwise stated.

  • AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; HDL, High density lipoprotein; LDL, Low density lipoprotein; NGT, normal glucose tolerance; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention.