Table 1. Descriptive statistics of investigated CAD patients of two caste populations.
| Variables | Jaats (n=50) | Vaishya(n=50) | P value |
| Age (years) | 51.40 ± 12.93 | 49.74 ± 12.23 | 0.51 |
| Height (cm) | 173.90 ± 7.01 | 168.42 ± 5.17 | 0 |
| Weight (Kg) | 74.92 ± 6.72 | 75.24 ± 5.52 | 0.79 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 24.80 ± 2.09 | 26.54 ± 1.89 | 0 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 104.38 ±12.56 | 95.88 ± 6.42 | 0 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 112.90 ± 11.77 | 104.60 ± 6.40 | 0 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.92 ± 0.02 | 0.91 ± 0.01 | 0.08 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 177.58 ± 51.65 | 207.28 ± 53.97 | 0 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 186.82 ± 120.25 | 182.26 ± 82.56 | 0.82 |
| High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) | 38.12 ± 10.30 | 40.58 ± 8.02 | 0.18 |
| Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) | 117.62 ± 44.05 | 133.95 ± 40.59 | 0.057 |
| Total-C/HDL-C ratio | 4.72 ±1.66 | 5.17 ± 1.40 | 0.14 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 218.14 ± 35.75 | 197.72 ± 38.71 | 0 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 153.50 ± 26.15 | 153.50 ± 26.15 | 1 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 96.20 ± 13.79 | 96.20 ± 13.79 | 1 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C ratio | 3.21 ± 1.23 | 3.40 ± 1.14 | 0.42 |
| Waist-height ratio | 0.60 ± 0.07 | 0.56 ± 0.04 | 0.01 |