Table 1. Clinical characteristics of young patients with AMI.
| Variables | Groups | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoker (n = 1506) | Non-smoker (n = 682) | ||
| Deographic and clinical | |||
| Age (yrs) | 39.8 ± 4.7 | 39.9 ± 4.6 | NS |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 74.2 ± 12.8 | 73.5 ± 13.2 | NS |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 120.8 ± 16.2 | 120.6 ± 17.0 | NS |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 75.7 ± 11.8 | 76.4 ± 12.7 | NS |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.2 ± 3.2 | 28.0 ± 3.2 | NS |
| Male (%) | 1493 (99.1) | 584 (85.6) | 0.000 |
| Alcohol use (%) | 561 (37.2) | 85 (12.4) | 0.000 |
| Hypertension (%) | 573 (38.0) | 302 (44.2) | 0.006 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 300 (19.9) | 118 (17.3) | NS |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) | 475 (31.5) | 208 (30.4) | NS |
| Family historyof CAD (%) | 183 (12.1) | 72 (10.5) | NS |
| Prior MI (%) | 63 (4.1) | 30 (4.3) | NS |