Table I.

Baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics of study patients

Variable	MI < 55	MI ≥ 55	Value of p
Age of MI	47.3 ± 5.2	63.4 ± 6.2	0.001
Hypertension[%]	44	60	0.033
Smofkers [%]	61	54	0.380
Body mass index [kg/m2]	27.2 ± 3.4	27.0 ± 3.6	0.667
Total cholesterol [mg/dl]	230 ± 40	218 ± 39	0.056
Triglycerides [mg/dl]	201 ± 157	158 ± 74	0.035