Table 1. Anthropometric and laboratory profiles of study population .
| Control (n=67) | CAD (n=65) | ||
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | P value | |
| Age (Years) | 57.40 ± 8.29 | 60.56 ± 7.58 | 0.014 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.23 ± 4.45 | 27.6 ± 4.24 | 0.050 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 129.54 ± 18.88 | 133.48 ± 30.60 | 0.333 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 81.6 ± 12.33 | 82.15 ± 15.84 | 0.809 |
| FBS (mg/dL) | 92.09 ± 10.47 | 95.23 ± 13.61 | 0.108 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 132.12 ± 47.67 | 140.86 ± 41.74 | 0.223 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 135.26 ± 28.16 | 138.11 ± 28.86 | 0.533 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 68.31 ± 30.03 | 72.57 ± 22.36 | 0.317 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 44.75 ± 8.62 | 38.86 ± 9.29 | 0.001 |
| MMP-9 levels (ng/ml) | 761.70 ± 230.25 | 1097.86 ± 364.76 | 0.001 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 9.33 ± 3.85 | 12.39 ± 5.39 | 0.002 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 5.41 ± 3.62 | 8.02 ± 5.67 | 0.002 |
| MMP-9 gene expression | 1 ± 0.14 | 1.11 ± 0.17 | 0.001 |
| TIMP-1 gene expression | 0.178 ± 0.039 | 0.182 ± 0.019 | 0.398 |
| Zn+2 (µg/dl) | 23.18 ± 1.36 | 23.61 ± 1.71 | 0.088 |
| Ca+2 (mg/dl) | 9.76 ± 1.55 | 9.20 ± 2.32 | 0.077 |
| Vitamin D (ng/ml) | 43.05 ± 22.57 | 28.74 ± 20.97 | 0.002 |
P<0.05 is statistically significant.