Table 1. Comparison of individuals with or without coronary artery atherosclerotic plaque deposit .

Variables	Without coronary artery atheroma (n = 72)	With coronary artery atheroma (n = 95)	p value
Age (years)	53.1 ± 10.7	59.2 ± 11.0	0.001
Male/female	40/32	68/27	0.04
Hypertension (%)	15 (21%)	31 (33%)	0.12
Hyperlipidemia (%)	21 (29%)	35 (37%)	0.32
Current smoking (%)	6 (9%)	17 (22%)	0.06
Body mass index (kg/m2)	24.3 ± 3.6	25.0 ± 3.0	0.23
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	121.2 ± 14.9	129.1 ± 13.1	0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	70.6 ± 11.4	72.3 ± 9.7	0.32
Pulse rate (beats/min)	67.8 ± 10.8	66.3 ± 9.6	0.38
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)	80.8 ± 15.6	82.1 ± 19.5	0.70
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	209.4 ± 27.6	222.1 ± 38.7	0.02
Total triglyceride (mg/dl)	132.9 ± 78.6	172.0 ± 101.7	0.02
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)	139.3 ± 29.6	146.2 ± 39.8	0.28
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)	44.9 ± 14.3	41.4 ± 12.8	0.13
Creatinine (mg/dl)	1.1 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.2	0.42
High sensitive C-reactive protein (mg/dl)	0.09 ± 0.09	0.19 ± 0.39	0.01
Framingham risk score	4.5 ± 3.5	7.5 ± 3.2	< 0.001
Coronary artery calcium score	0.3 ± 1.4	187.2 ± 345.7	< 0.001

Values are means ± SDs or numbers of patients (percentages).