Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of socio-demographic profile and clinical findings of subjects in study and control groups
| Socio-demographic & clinical findings variables | Study group | Control group | df | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |||
| Age(Years)≤40 | 64 | 20 | 47 | 14.7 | 1 | 0.076 |
| Median | 50 | 52 | ||||
| Range | 25-65 | 27-65 | ||||
| Male | 263 | 82.2 | 226 | 70.6 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Urban | 271 | 84.7 | 279 | 87.2 | 1 | 0.363 |
| Hindu | 233 | 72.8 | 227 | 70.9 | 1 | 0.597 |
| Married | 284 | 88.8 | 268 | 83.8 | 1 | 0.066 |
| Family income (Rs.P.M.) | ||||||
| Mean | 9666±106 | 8235±902 | 0.072 | |||
| Median | 6000 | 5750 | 0.141 | |||
| Range | 2000-80000 | 1000-75000 | ||||
| Vegetarian | 180 | 56.2 | 165 | 51.6 | 1 | 0.234 |
| Positive family history | 51 | 15.9 | 45 | 14.1 | 1 | 0.507 |
| ST elevation MI | 233 | 72.8 | 242 | 75.6 | 2 | 0.716 |
| Presence of chest pain | 309 | 96.6 | 309 | 96.6 | 1 | 1.00 |