Table 5

Division of MACD and AC24 into halves based on clinical thresholds

Baseline-Baseline

MACD All Smaller

MACD All Larger

MACD All p-value

AC24 All Smaller

AC24 All Larger

AC24 All p-value

Triglyceride (< 1.69/> = 1.69) 236/60 patients

60.93 ± 7.21

151.82 ± 28.61

p = .0130

1.51 ± 0.16

2.28 ± 0.38

-

BMI (< 25/> = 25) 183/125 patients

80.22 ± 9.75

78.38 ± 14.21

-

1.87 ± 0.19

1.38 ± 0.22

-

Systolic BP (< 119/> = 119) 104/204 patients

48.92 ± 11.17

95.05 ± 10.78

p = .0003

0.94 ± 0.19

2.04 ± 0.19

-

Diastolic BP (< 70/> = 70) 58/250 patients

64.84 ± 19.04

82.87 ± 9.04

-

1.17 ± 0.29

1.78 ± 0.16

-

Total Cholesterol (< 5/> = 5) 30/266 patients

87.77 ± 34.74

78.40 ± 8.53

-

1.63 ± 0.51

1.67 ± 0.15

-

Glucose (< 5/> = 5) 219/77 patients

68.76 ± 8.42

109.48 ± 21.48

-

1.54 ± 0.17

2.04 ± 0.33

-

LDL Cholesterol (< 2.6/> = 2.6) 114/184 patients

56.95 ± 11.41

93.50 ± 11.47

p = .0071

1.05 ± 0.19

2.04 ± 0.21

p = .0019

HDL Cholesterol (< 1.55/> = 1.55) 212/86 patients

89.06 ± 10.92

56.00 ± 10.48

-

1.83 ± 0.18

1.26 ± 0.23

-

Mean plus/minus standard error of the mean and results of a Mann-Whitney U-test between the halves made of baseline MACD and AC24

Barascuk et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2011 11:75   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-11-75