Table 1. General characteristics of CAD patients and controls.
| Variable | CAD patients | controls | P value |
| N (male %) | 898 (78) | 905 (31) | <0.001 |
| Age, y | 60±12 | 50±9 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, no. (%) | 386 (43) | 84 (9) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes, no. (%) | 168 (19) | 41 (5) | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia, no. (%) | 100 (11) | 32 (4) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol consumption, no. (%) | 288 (31) | 145 (16) | <0.001 |
| Current smoker, no. (%) | 476 (53) | 208 (23) | <0.001 |
| Family history of CAD, no. (%) | 58 (7) | 76 (8) | 0.117 |
| Weight, kg | 67±12 | 61±10 | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24±5 | 23±3 | 0.012 |
| SBP, mm Hg | 132±21 | 123±19 | 0.862 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 80±14 | 77±11 | <0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.24±1.08 | 4.09±0.97 | <0.001 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.86±1.61 | 1.12±0.76 | 0.802 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 1.04±0.29 | 1.48±0.34 | <0.001 |
| LDL, mmol/L | 2.43±0.84 | 2.62±0.80 | 0.493 |
| Apo A, g/L | 1.14±0.39 | 1.12±0.33 | 0.321 |
| Apo B, g/L | 0.78±0.31 | 0.88±0.27 | <0.001 |
| TK levels, mg/L | 0.347±0.082 | 0.256±0.087 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Apo A, apolipoprotein A; Apo B, apolipoprotein B; TK, tissue kallikrein.