Table 3A.

Comparison of traditional risk factors between high and intermediate risk groups

Risk factors	High risk (82)		Intermediate risk (229)		p value
	N	Mean ± SD	N	Mean ± SD
TC (mg/dl)	82	195.00 ± 34.57	229	198.51 ± 42.71	0.504
HDL (mg/dl)	82	36.91 ± 8.22	229	39.58 ± 8.51	0.015
TC/HDL	82	5.52 ± 1.56	229	5.17 ± 1.27	0.050
Age	82	60.27 ± 6.70	228	54.50 ± 8.63	0.000
SBP	81	141.25 ± 19.27	229	133.49 ± 16.25	0.001
DBP	81	87.85 ± 11.99	229	86.72 ± 8.89	0.370
DM	52		62		0.0001
HTN	45		86		0.0089
Smoking	24		42		0.0419