Table-III.

The association between the risk factors with the onset of young ACS.

Variables		Young Acute Coronary Syndrome (YACS)				X2	P value
		Yes		No
		n	%	n	%
Gender	Male	26	68.4	424	71.9	0.208a	0.648
	Female	12	31.6	166	28.1
Race	Malays	22	57.9	291	49.3	1.049a	0.306
	Non Malays	16	42.1	299	50.7
Nationality	Malaysian	34	89.5	574	97.3	NA	0.027
	Non Malaysian	4	10.5	16	2.7
Smoking	Smokers	22	59.5	248	42.1	4.275a	0.039
	Non Smokers	15	40.5	341	57.9
Family History	Yes	11	29.7	118	20.0	2.000a	0.157
	No	26	70.3	471	80.0
Diabetes Mellitus	Yes	14	37.8	330	56.1	4.703a	0.030
	No	23	62.2	258	43.9
Hypertension	Yes	19	51.4	417	70.9	6.318a	0.012
	No	18	48.6	171	29.1
Dyslipidemia	Yes	6	16.2	137	23.3	1.000a	0.317
	No	31	83.8	450	76.7