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Demographics of the overall patient population
| Variable | Overall (n= 207) |
Young pt (n=68) |
Older pt. (n=139) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 52.4 ± 8.6 | 32.6 ± 3.1 | 59.2 ± 6.4 | 0.024 |
| DM | 62 (22.95%) | 6 (8.82%) | 56 (40.28%) | 0.03 |
| HTN | 102 (49.27%) | 8 (11.76%) | 94 (67.6%) | 0.02 |
| Smoking | 55 (26.57%) | 24 (35.29 | 31 (22.30%) | 0.6 |
| IHD | 7 (3.38%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (5.03%) | 0.001 |
