Table 1.
Characteristics of Cases and Controls
| Variable Mean (± SD) or Frequency | Cases n = 77 | Controls n = 79 |
| Age | 54 (± 8) | 52 (± 10) |
| P value | 0.224 | |
| Frequency of diabetes | 16% | 19% |
| P value | 0.600 | |
| Frequency of dyslipidaemia | 56% | 54% |
| P value | 0.845 | |
| Frequency of Hypertension | 28% | 24% |
| P value | 0.611 | |
| Frequency of Smoking | 83% | 58% |
| P value | 0.001 | |
| BMI | 28.2 (± 4) | 28.0 (± 4) |
| P value | 0.764 | |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 220 (± 45) | 225 (± 48) |
| P value | 0.460 | |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 139 (± 42) | 142 (± 40) |
| P value | 0.615 | |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 40 (± 9) | 45 (± 12) |
| P value | 0.001 | |
| Triglycerides* * (mg/dl) | 156(53-480) | 160 (23-800) |
| P value | 0.728 | |
P- value for t-test (comparison of means). BMI = body mass index; LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol;* * Median value and range in parenthesis, comparison of medians by non-parametric statistics (Mann-Whitney test).