Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease and healthy controls
| Patients | Controls | p Value | |
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 61.6 (10) | 59.4 (12) | 0.30 |
| Male (%) | 77 | 71 | 0.48 |
| Smokers (%) | 28 | 15 | 0.15 |
| Past medical history (n (%)) | |||
| Previous myocardial infarction | 36 (32.4) | ||
| Hypertension | 40 (36) | ||
| Diabetes | 15 (13.5) | ||
| Drugs (n (%)) | |||
| Aspirin | 82 (73.9) | ||
| Thiazide | 7 (6.3) | ||
| Diuretic | 24 (21.6) | ||
| ACE inhibitor | 27 (24.3) | ||
| β Blocker | 61 (55) | ||
| Calcium channel blocker | 54 (48.6) | ||
| Nitrate | 57 (51.4) | ||
| Glyceryl trinitrate | 43 (38.7) | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) (mean (SD)) | 139 (23) | 135 (17) | 0.30 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) (mean (SD)) | 79 (11) | 85 (10) | 0.02 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) (mean (SD)) | 5.5 (0.9) | 5.7 (1.0) | 0.20 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) (mean (SD)) | 1.9 (1.4) | 1.3 (0.3) | 0.009 |
| HDL (mmol/l) (mean (SD)) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.4) | 0.14 |
| LDL (mmol/l) (mean (SD)) | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.8 (1.1) | 0.07 |
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.