Table 2.
Baseline characteristics.
| Sex | |
| Male, % (n) | 72 (149) |
| Female, % (n) | 28 (58) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 60.0 (10.9) |
| Education | |
| Educated, % (n) | 13 (24) |
| Illiterate, % (n) | 87 (164) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi, % (n) | 91 (188) |
| Non-Saudi, % (n) | 9 (18) |
| Current smoker, % (n) | 11 (22) |
| Diabetes, % (n) | 64 (132) |
| Hypertension, % (n) | 70 (144) |
| Dyslipidemia, % (n) | 95 (194) |
| Obesity (BMI > 30), % (n) | 44 (83) |
| Family history of premature CAD, % (n) | 7 (14) |
| History of ACS, % (n) | 50 (103) |
| History of PCI, % (n) | 65 (134) |
| History of CABG, % (n) | 16 (33) |
| Angina, % (n) | 19 (40) |
| LVEF, mean (SD) | 11.3 (48.0) |
| LVEF = <30%, % (n) | 9 (17) |
| Significant valvular lesion, % (n) | 6.3 (13.0) |
| PVD | 4 (8) |
| CVA | 7 (16) |
| CKD | 4 (9) |
| Heart rate, beats/min, mean (SD) | 74.3 (11.7) |
| SBP, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 125.3 (13.6) |
| DBP, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 74.7 (8.3) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 29.6 (5.7) |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 4.18 (1.1) |
| LDL, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.89 (0.8) |
| HDL, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.0 (0.5) |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.7) |
| CrCL, mL/min, mean (SD) | 96.0 (41.1) |
Values are % (n=number) or mean (SD= standard deviation).
ACS: acute coronary syndrome; BMI: Body mass index; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; CAD: coronary artery disease; CKD: chronic kidney disease; CrCL=creatinine clearance; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; PVD: peripheral vascular disease; SBP: systolic blood pressure.