Table 1. Baseline characteristics of male patients candidate for CABG according to TAC quintiles.
| Quintiles of TAC score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | 1st quintiles | 2nd quintiles | 3rd quintiles | 4th quintiles | 5th quintiles | P value |
| N = 61 | N = 66 | N = 66 | N = 62 | N = 74 | ||
| Age (y) | 60.02±10.51 | 59.88 ±10.07 | 57.68±8.61 | 57.42±9.37 | 58.50±8.56 | 0.38 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.84±3.52 | 27.17±2.96 | 26.89±3.69 | 26.36±3.52 | 26.86±3.75 | 0.22 |
| Diabetic [n (%)] | 20 (32.8) | 19 (28.8) | 25 (37.9) | 23 (37.1) | 22 (29.7) | 0.95 |
| Smokers [n (%)] | 25 (41) | 26 (39.4) | 36 (54.5) | 33 (53.2) | 33 (44.6) | 0.32 |
| Hyperlipidemia [n (%)] | 42 (68.9) | 41 (62.1) | 46 (69.7) | 39 (62.9) | 46 (62.2) | 0.5 |
| Hypertension [n (%)] | 28 (45.9) | 33 (50) | 25 (37.9) | 17 (27.4) | 26 (35.1) | 0.023 |
| MI [n (%)] | 31 (51.7) | 31 (47) | 35 (53.8) | 38 (61.3) | 45 (60.8) | 0.09 |
BMI, body mass index; MI, myocardial Infarction; P value for discrete variables based on Chi-Square Test and for continuous variables based on ANOVA. Discrete and continuous variables data are presented as number (percent) and mean (SD). High educational attainment was defined as educational level more than 12 years.