Table 2.
Family history
| Frequency (%) |
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|---|---|---|
| Cases | Control | |
| No risk factor | 152 (64.7) | 139 (75.1) |
| CAD | 17 (7.2) | 3 (1.6) |
| DM | 22 (9.4) | 14 (7.6) |
| HT | 25 (10.6) | 24 (13.0) |
| DM + HT | 11 (4.7) | 5 (2.7) |
| DM + CAD | 4 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| HT + CAD | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| CAD + DM + HT | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Total | 235 (100.0) | 185 (100.0) |
In the case population 7.2% people have a family history of CAD, 9.4% people of DM, 10.6 of HT and 7.7% people have two genetic risk factors while only 0.4% have more than two genetic risk factors. CAD: Coronary artery disease, DM: Diabetes mellitus, HT: Hypertension