Table 1.
Characteristics and prevalence of risk factors for ischaemic heart disease in the two subgroups with and without myocardial infarction
| Characteristic | Infarct group (n=88) | Non-infarct group (n=168) | p Value OR (95% CI) | |
| *(10)Age (years) | ||||
| Range | 35 to 78 | 33 to 80 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 59.1 (9.9) | 57.0 (10.6) | 0.117 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 79 (89.8) | 101 (60.1) | <0.00001 | |
| Female | 9 (10.2) | 67 (39.9) | OR 5.82 (2.61 to 13.38) | |
| Race | ||||
| Indian Asian | 24 (27.3) | 51 (30.5) | 0.586 | |
| White | 64 (72.7) | 116 (69.5) | OR 1.17 (0.64 to 2.17) | |
| Risk factors | ||||
| (12)Family history | (yes) | 51 (60.7) | 83 (51.9) | 0.187 |
| (no) | 33 (39.3) | 77 (48.1) | OR 1.43 (0.81 to 2.54) | |
| (3)Diabetes | (yes) | 22 (25.30 | 28 (16.9) | 0.110 |
| (no) | 65 (74.7) | 138 (83.1) | OR 1.67 (0.85 to 3.28) | |
| (5)Hypertension | (yes) | 30 (34.9) | 45 (27.3) | 0.211 |
| (no) | 56 (65.1) | 120 (72.7) | OR 1.43 (0.78 to 2.60) | |
| (1)Cholesterol | (yes) | 46 (52.9) | 70 (41.7) | 0.088 |
| (no) | 41 (47.1) | 98 (58.3) | OR 1.57 (0.90 to 2.74) | |
| (7)Smoker | (yes) | 20 (23.8) | 36 (21.8) | 0.72 |
| (no) | 64 (76.2) | 129 (78.2) | OR 1.12 (0.57 to 2.18) | |
| (16)Ex-smoker | (yes) | 49 (60.5) | 83 (52.2) | 0.22 |
| (no) | 32 (39.5) | 76 (47.8) | OR 1.40 (0.79 to 2.74) | |
Values are n (%) unless stated otherwise.
*(n) Indicates the number of missing values.
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.