Table I.
Clinical characteristics of coronary atherosclerosis patients
Parameter | Patients (n = 132) | Controls (n = 122) | P-value |
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Male gender (%) | 75 | 71 | 0.670 |
Age [years] | 52.6 ±6.8 | 52.6 ±6.9 | 0.56 |
Smokers (%) | 28 | 23 | 0.517 |
Body mass index [kg/m2] | 26.1 ±2.4 | 25.3 ±1.9 | 0.0012 |
Cholesterol [mg/dl] | 214.9 ±52.8 | 181.1 ±36.8 | 0.001 |
LDL-C [mg/dl] | 128.7 ±43.4 | 118.2 ±44.1 | 0.145 |
HDL-C [mg/dl] | 45.4 ±8.5 | 46.9 ±11.2 | 0.456 |
TGs [mg/dl] | 205.7 ±102.1 | 153.4 ±96.1 | 0.014 |