Clinical characteristics of the study population.

<p>CHD, coronary heart disease; SA, stable angina; UA, unstable angina; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; BMI, body mass index; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; CK-MB, creatine kinase-MB; cTnI, cardiac troponin I; Mb, myoglobin; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (25^th percentile, 75^th percentile).</p><p>*<i>P</i> < 0.05 vs. the control group.</p><p>^#<i>P</i> < 0.05 vs. the SA group.</p><p>^§<i>P</i> < 0.05 vs. the UA group.</p><p>Clinical characteristics of the study population.