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. 2021 Feb 23;7:8. doi: 10.1186/s40959-021-00096-w

Table 3.

Cardiovascular risk factors

All pts (n = 102)
%(n)
Pts < 50yrs (n = 26)
%(n)
Pts ≥ 50yrs (n = 76)
%(n)
BMI
 ◦ 25-25.9 (overweight) 37 (38) 23 (6) 42 (32)
 ◦ > = 30 (obese) 31 (32) 23 (6) 34 (26)
Smoking status
 ◦ Ex smoker 34 (35) 39 (10) 33 (25)
 ◦ Smoker 13 (13) 12 (3) 13 (10)
Dyslipidemia
 ◦ Total cholesterol > = 5 mmol/L 57 (54/94) 36 (8/22) 64 (46/72)
 ◦ Median cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.2 4.6 5.4
 ◦ Statin use 23 (23) 0 (0) 30 (23)
Hypertension (HTN)
 ◦ Stage I HTN (SBP 130-139 mmHg) 22 (22) 19 (5) 22 (17)
 ◦ Stage II HTN (SBP > 140 mmHg) 25 (25) 15 (4) 28 (21)
 ◦ Median blood pressure (mmHg) 128 124 129
 ◦ Antihypertensive use 19 (19) 8 (2) 22 (17)
Diabetes mellitus 3 (3) 0 (0) 4 (3)
Family history of CVD 33 (34) 31 (8) 34 (26)