Table 2.

Comparison of selected cardiovascular disease risk factors between CAD patients and controls

Variable	Patients (%)	Control (%)	p value
TG > 150 mg/dl	99.1	49.5	<0.001
TC > 200 mg/dl	50	25.5	<0.001
LDL-C > 100 mg/dl	99.1	60	<0.001
HDL-C < 35 mg/dl	75.6	25.4	<0.001
FBS > 126 mg/dl*	43.5	10.7	<0.001
BMI > 25 kg/m2	72.9	65.5	<0.002
BP > 140/90 mm Hg	76.9	22.8	<0.001
Current cigarette smoking habit	39.8	7.4	<0.001

(N1, N2 = 108)

Abbreviations: TG (triglycerides); TC (total cholesterol); LDL-C (low density lipoprotein-cholesterol); HDL-C (high density lipoprotein-cholesterol); FBS (fasting blood sugar); BMI (body mass index); BP (blood pressure levels).

*FBS concentrations were measured once.