Table 1. Comparison of case and control groups.

CVD, cardiovascular disease; OR, odds ratio

Legend: * Chi-square was used; ** independent t-test was used; *** odds ratio was calculated

Characteristics	Patients with CVD (Case group; 117)	Patients without CVD (Control group; 110)	P-value or OR ratio
Gender: Male; Female	68 (58.1%); 49 (41.9%)	59 (53.6%); 51 (46.4%)	0.46*
Mean + SD age in years	48 ± 11	46 ± 10	0.15**
Smoking	52 (44.4%)	41 (37.2%)	1.34***
Family history of CVD	21 (17.9%)	18 (16.3%)	1.11***
Physiological stress
Economic stress	36 (30.7%)	28 (25.4%)	1.30***
Social isolation	19 (16.2%)	08 (7.3%)	2.47***
Marital stress	31 (26.4%)	15 (13.6%)	2.28***
Childhood abuse	21 (17.9%)	08 (7.3%)	2.78***
History of trauma	18 (15.3%)	07 (6.4%)	2.67***
Work stress	33 (28.2%)	12 (10.9%)	3.22***