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. 2019 Jun 29;8(13):e011822. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011822

Table 2.

Univariate Comparison of Comorbidities Between FH and Non‐FH Cohort

FH Cohort Non‐FH Cohort P Value
n % n %
Total 32 613 13.71 205 290 86.29
Hypertension 21 318 65.37 133 137 64.85 0.07
Renal disease 5659 17.35 30 958 15.08 <0.0001
Cancer 5938 18.21 37 488 18.26 0.82
Angina 2446 7.50 7354 3.58 <0.0001
Myocardial infarction 4817 14.77 17 092 8.33 <0.0001
Heart failure 3854 11.82 21 557 10.50 <0.0001
MACEa 9202 28.22 40 832 19.89 <0.0001
Ischemic stroke 2118 6.49 13 044 6.35 0.33
Ventricular arrhythmias 1701 5.22 9710 4.73 0.0001
Percutaneous coronary intervention 3086 9.46 8150 3.97 <0.0001
Coronary artery bypass grafting 2488 7.63 10 427 5.08 <0.0001
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator 577 1.77 2857 1.39 <0.0001

FH indicates familial hypercholesterolemia; MACE, major adverse cardiovascular events.

a

MACE is a composite of death, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary interventions, and coronary artery bypass grafting.