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. 2015 Sep 28;8(4):260–267. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v8n4p260

Table 2.

Clinical Characteristics of Patient with respect to C. pneumoniae DNA Positivity

Parameters C.pneumoniae in Aorta C.pneumoniae in Mammary artery biopsy P-value

Positive n=25 Negative n=60 Positive n=5 Negative n=80
Mean Age 60.3±9.7 61.7 ±9.5 63.6 ± 5.2 61.1 ± 9.7 0.12
Female 14 (%56) 29(%48.3) 4(%80) 39(%48.8) 0.55
Male 11 (%44) 31(%51.7) 1(%20) 40(%51.2)
Smoking Habit 9(%36) 27(%45) 3(%60) 33(%41.2) 0.44
Diabetes 10(%40) 23(%38.3) 4(%80) 33(%41.2) 0.05
Hypertension 9(%36) 31(%51.7) 5(%100) 35(%43.8) 0.62
Hypercholesterolemia 5(%36) 31(%51.7) 5(%100) 35(%43.8) 0.86
Obesity 2(%8) 2(%3.3) 0(%0) 4(%5) 0.65
Family History 8(%32) 11(%18.3) 3(%60) 16(%20) 0.17