Table 1.
Characteristic | Overall | No CAD |
CAD | CAD/ event |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matching criteria | ||||
Age, years | 64±11 | 64±11 | 64±11 | 65±10 |
Male, % | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Cardiac risk factors | ||||
Hypertension, % | 54 | 44 | 62a | 59a |
Hyperlipidemia, % | 51 | 35 | 58a | 59a |
Diabetes, % | 18 | 10 | 21a | 25a |
Smoking, % | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
Family history, % | 34 | 34 | 32 | 37 |
High CRP, % | 51 | 43 | 48 | 62a, b |
p < 0.017 versus no CAD
p < 0.017 versus CAD.