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. 2018 Aug 23;13(8):e0201972. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201972

Table 6. Characteristics of subjects undergoing PCI or CABG and those with MI or death from cardiovascular cause before age 50.

Variable All cases
n = 2939
PCI/CABG
n = 1315 (45%)
MI/Death
n = 1624 (55%)
Difference PCI/CABG and MI/death
(p Value)
Years to event
(median, (range))
8 (4–14) 11 (7–16) 6 (3–11) <0.001
Age years (mean (SD)) 45.4 (4.21) 45.9 (3.4) 44.9 (4.7) <0.001
    Fredrickson Classification (%) (%) (%)
IIa (TC ≥ 5, TG <1.7) 1132/2918 38.8 491/1304 37.7 641/1614 39.7 0.07
IIb (TC ≥ 5, TG ≥1.7) 1198/2918 41.1 570/1304 43.7 628/1614 38.9 <0.001
IV (TC < 5, TG ≥1.7) 105/2918 3.6 47/1304 3.6 58/1614 3.6 nc
TC < 5, TG <1.7 483/2918 16.6 196/1304 15.0 287/1614 17.8 0.003
Female 517/2939 17.6 185/1315 14.1 332/1315 20.4 <0.001
High glucose levela 348/2766 12.6 197/1221 16.1 151/1545 9.8 <0.001
History of smoking 863/1374 62.8 628/967 64.9 235/407 57.7 <0.001
BMI ≥30 (kg/m2) 251/1169 21.5 172/700 24.6 79/469 16.8 <0.001
SES/Low 1569/2939 53.4 731/1315 55.6 838/1624 51.6 0.002
Hypertension 342/972 35.2 266/759 35.0 76/213 35.7 0.35
GFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 24/2939 0.82 6/1315 0.46 18/1624 1.1 <0.001

BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting, CVD, cardiovascular disease; MI, myocardial infarction; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; nc, not calculated; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SES, socioeconomic status; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.

a Diabetes mellitus or fasting glucose ≥7 mmol/L or any glucose ≥11 mmol/L