Effects of different statins application methods on plaques in patients with coronary atherosclerosis

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

Item	Group I (n = 32)	Group II (n = 39)	Group III (n = 29)	P value
Age (yr)	55.56 ± 9.49	55.03 ± 9.35	58.14 ± 9.56	0.38
Male, %	68.8 (22)	46.2 (18)	14.4 (12)	0.07
Body mass index (kg/m2)	24.66 ± 3.17	25.77 ± 3.49	24.34 ± 2.86	0.15
Smoking, %	40.6 (13)	28.2 (11)	20.7 (6)	0.23
Hypertension, %	50.0 (16)	51.3 (20)	41.4 (12)	0.70
Diabetes, %	21.9 (7)	15.4 (6)	17.2 (5)	0.77
Stroke history, %	3.1 (1)	2.6 (1)	3.4 (1)	0.98
Follow-up period (d)	456.28 ± 27.86	460.08 ± 32.91	460.97 ± 33.61	0.82

Values are expressed as the mean ± SD or % (n).