Non-CAD (n = 405)

CAD (n = 395)

Non-MI CAD (n = 238)

MI CAD (n = 157)

Age, years

55.3 ± 10.4

65.2 ± 12.1^***

66.0 ± 11.0

64.0 ± 13.6

Gender, women/men

190/213

131/264^***

86/152

45 114

Body mass index, kg/m²

24.2 ± 3.7

25.2 ± 3.7^***

25.4 ± 3.6

25.0 ± 4.0

Hypertension, %

20

65^***

63

67

Diabetes, %

11

43^***

39

48

Hypercholesterolemia, %

14

24^**

23

26

Hypertriglyceridemia, %

19

37^***

36

37

Smoking, %

31

49^***

42

59**

Fasting glucose, mg/dl

108.2 ± 37.1

137.4 ± 60.9^***

134.5 ± 61.4

141.8 ± 60.1

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

179.4 ± 38.7

198.7 ± 47.2^***

199.2 ± 45.1

198.1 ± 50.0

Triglyceride, mg/dl

129.7 ± 110.6

158.0 ± 86.2^***

157.9 ± 90.3

158.1 ± 79.9

C-reactive protein, mg/l

0.12 ± 0.13

1.93 ± 3.15^***

1.17 ± 2.64

3.15 ± 5.99^***