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. 2012 Jun 30;1(3):cvd.2012.012010. doi: 10.1258/cvd.2012.012010

Table 2.

Comparative risk factors profile of young male and female CAD patients

Males (n = 261) Females (n = 31) P value OR (95% CI)
Age (years ±SD) 36.1 ± 4.1 37.1 ± 3.6 0.1572
Smokers* 211 (80.8) 5 (16.1) <0.0001 21.94 (8.03–59.98)
Smoking index* Range 0–1500 Range 0–112 <0.0001
Median 140 Median 0
IQ range 284 IQ range 0
Hypertension* 59 (22.6) 14 (45.1) 0.0116 0.35 (0.17–0.76)
Family history of premature CAD 76 (29.1) 12 (38.7) 0.3717 0.65 (0.30–1.41)
Diabetes mellitus 35 (13.4) 8 (25.8) 0.1156 0.45 (0.18–1.07)
Prediabetes 14 (5.3) 2 (6.4) 0.8014 0.82 (0.18–3.80)
Central obesity* 91/ 210 (43.33) 22/26 (84.61) 0.0002 0.14 (0.05–0.42)
Premature arcus 44 (16.8) 4 (12.9) 0.7600 1.37 (0.46–4.11)
Premature greying 95 (36.3) 8 (25.8) 0.3330 1.65 (0.71–3.82)
Dyslipidaemia 159 /170 (93.5) 19/19 (100) 0.9681
High total cholesterol 35/170 (20.5) 1/ 21(4.7) 0.1460 5.19 (0.67–39.98)
Low HDL-C 113/159 (71.0) 17/ 18 (94.4) 0.0648 0.14 (0.01–1.12)
High triglycerides 72/164 (43.9) 9/21 (42.8) 0.9276 1.04 (0.42–2.61)
High LDL-C 67/155 (43.2) 6/ 18 (33.3) 0.5807 1.52 (0.54–4.27)
Mean carotid intima media thickness (mm) 0.62 ± 0.14 0.59 ± 0.06 0.1829
Increased CIMT (≥0.80 mm) 11/96 (11.4) 0/15 (0.0) 0.3593
Plaque 13/96 (13.5) 0/15 (0.0) 0.2779

IQ, interquartile

Figures in parentheses denote percentages

*P < 0.05