Table 2.
General characteristics of patients and controls included in our study.
| Subject characteristics | Cases (n = 305) |
Controls (n = 305) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stable CAD (%) | 37.4 | - | |
| ACS (%) | 62.6 | - | |
| Age (years) | 63.14 ± 11.41 | 60.37 ± 14.86 | 0.011 |
| Male sex (%) | 81.6 | 70.2 | 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.9 ± 3.8 | 28.2 ± 4.6 | 0.403 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 76.9 | 59.0 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes (%) | 32.4 | 15.1 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 71.7 | 58.8 | 0.001 |
| Family history of MI (%) | 28.0 | 16.7 | 0.001 |
| Current or former smoking (%) | 74.2 | 61.0 | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 197.7 ± 47.7 | 214.4 ± 40.4 | <0.001 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 126.6 ± 41.6 | 141.2 ± 36.4 | <0.001 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 50.6 ± 12.6 | 45.8 ± 14.3 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 144.2 ± 66.8 | 118.1 ± 65.6 | <0.001 |