Comparative analysis of Nε-carboxymethyl-lysine and inflammatory markers in diabetic and non-diabetic coronary artery disease patients

Table 1 Demographic characteristics in diabetic coronary artery disease patients and non-diabetic coronary artery disease patients

Parameter	Group I, n = 100	Group II, n = 100	P value1
Age	54.2 ± 10.2	53.2 ± 10.3	0.4732
Male:Female	81 (81%): 19 (19%)	89 (89%): 11 (11%)	0.823
Non-vegetarian diet	80%	60%	0.0013
Smoker	65%	50%	0.0223
Alcohol consumption	26%	25%	0.5003
Tobacco chewer	49%	39%	0.1003
Hypertensive	39%	20%	0.0013
Systolic blood pressure in mmHg as median	125.5 (118.0-140.0)	120.0 (114.0-129.5)	0.0014
Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg as median	80.0 (72.0-84.0)	80.0 (70.0-80.0)	0.0894
Medications
Statin	79%	89%	0.0413
Beta-blocker	58%	73%	0.0183
ACE inhibitor	17%	5%	0.0053

¹P value < 0.05 is considered significant.

²Student’s t test.

³χ² test.

⁴Mann Whitney U test. Group I: Diabetic coronary artery disease patients.

Group II: Non-diabetic coronary artery disease patients. ACE: Angiotensin converting enzyme.