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. 2019 Apr 15;14(4):e0215302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215302

Table 1. The comparison of demographics, anthropometric factors and laboratory findings between young healthy male adults with and without family history of premature coronary artery disease.

Variable Total sample Family history of P-CAD p-value
With Without
N (%) 411 (100) 223 (54.3) 188 (45.7)
Age [years] 28.5 ± 4.3 28.8 ± 4.5 28.0 ± 4.0 0.03
Current vs. never and former smoking (%) 103 (25.1) 71 (31.8) 32 (17.0) 0.0009
Physical examination
BMI [kg/m2] 25.9 ± 4.0 26.6 ± 4.0 24.9 ± 3.8 <0.0001
WHR 0.89 ± 0.09 0.91 ± 0.08 0.87 ± 0.08 <0.0001
SBP [mmHg] 131.2 ± 14.1 131.0 ± 13.8 131.4 ± 14.5 0.72
DBP [mmHg] 80.0 ± 11.0 79.5 ± 11.5 80.6 ± 10.4 0.47
Laboratory test results
Cholesterol [mmol/L] 5.1 ± 1.2 5.2 ± 1.2 4.9 ± 1.1 0.005
LDL-C [mmol/L] 3.2 ± 1.0 3.4 ± 1.0 3.0 ± 0.9 <0.0001
Apolipoprotein B [g/L] 1.0 ± 0.3 1.01± 0.29 0.96 ± 0.29 0.08
HDL-C [mmol/L] 1.4 ± 0.4 1.4 ± 0.4 1.5 ± 0.4 0.13
Apolipoprotein A1 [g/L] 1.5 ± 0.3 1.5 ± 0.2 1.5 ± 0.3 0.27
HDL [%]
Triglycerides [mmol/L]
29.2 ± 9.5
1.4 ± 1.4
27.9 ± 9.4
1.5 ± 1.6
30.7 ± 9.5
1.2 ± 1.1
0.002
0.03
Lp(a) [nmol/L] 42.8 ± 66.2 49.9 ± 72.7 34.5 ± 56.6 0.03
Uric acid [μmol/L] 349.8 ± 66.5 352.3 ± 65.3 346.8 ± 67.8 0.41
Albumin [g/L] 48.6 ± 2.5 48.3 ± 2.5 48.9 ± 2.5 0.03
hsCRP [mg/dl] 1.3 ± 1.3 1.4 ± 1.4 1.2 ±1.2 0.08
Glucose [mmol/l] 5.1 ± 0.5 5.2 ± 0.4 5.0 ± 0.5 <0.0001
HbA1c [%] 5.05 ± 0.26 5.11 ± 0.25 4.97 ± 0.25 <0.0001
Fibrinogen [mg/dL] 263.9 ± 58.0 271.7 ± 52.8 254.6 ± 62.5 <0.0001

Abbreviations: BMI–body mass index; DBP–diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hsCRP–high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL-C–low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp(a)–lipoprotein(a); P-CAD–premature coronary artery disease; WHR–waist-to-hip ratio.