Table 1.

Basic characteristics of the study population

	CHD Positive	CHD Negative	P
	N = 62	N = 43
Age (mean ± SD)	62.4 ± 9.5	59.05 ± 10.5	0.12
Sex (female)	20 (32.3%)	17 (39.5%)	0.40
Diabetes Mellitus	22 (35.5%)	4 (9.3%)	0.00
Dyslipidemia	31 (50.0%)	13 (30.2%)	0.02
Hypertension	26 (41.9%)	14 (32.6%)	0.16
CRP (positive)	10 (16.1%)	5(11.6%)	0.20
IL-614	10 (16.1%)	3(7%)	0.16
H. pylori positive	30 (48.38%)	16 (37.20%)	0.06

CRP: C-reactive protein, IL-6: interlukine-6, H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori