Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Controls N = 207	Patients N = 310	p
Age, years	33.2 ± 12.2	60.3 ± 11.0	< 0.001
Male, n (%)	61(29.5)	232(74.8)	< 0.001
BMI, Kg/m2	25.1 ± 3.6	27.5 ± 4.3	< 0.001
Smoker, %	8.2	41.0	< 0.001
Menopause, %	0	90.8	< 0.001
Obesity, %	0	22.6	< 0.001
Hypertension, %	0	47.1	< 0.001
Diabetes, %	0	48.4	< 0.001
Dyslipidemia, %	0	23.5	< 0.001
Personal history of CAD, %	0	33.2	< 0.001
Personal history of ACS, %	0	27.4	< 0.001
Peripheral artery Diseases, %	0	1.6	< 0.001
History of bypass surgery, %	0	3.2	< 0.001

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%)

ACS Acute coronary syndrome, BMI Body mass index, CAD Coronary artery diseases