Table 1.
Demographic and laboratory features of the groups
|
Group 1 (n = 51) |
Group 2 (n = 53) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 45.6 ± 12.3 | 49.6 ± 11.6 | .10 |
| Gender (F) | 17 | 33 | .003 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 138.6 ± 14.2 | 146.6 ± 12.1 | .003 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 81.8 ± 10.9 | 86.8 ± 8.6 | .01 |
| Heart rate (beat/min) | 84.5 ± 8.8 | 84.3 ± 8.9 | .88 |
| Diabetes mellitus (n) | 8 | 9 | .85 |
| Family history of CAD (n) | 24 | 19 | .25 |
| Smoking (n) | 13 | 25 | .02 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 101.9 ± 27.8 | 110.3 ± 33.6 | .18 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 196.9 ± 75.2 | 217.4 ± 50.0 | .15 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 190.9 ± 103.6 | 166.4 ± 131.4 | .35 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 131.1 ± 35.0 | 140.0 ± 42.9 | .30 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 43.7 ± 11.2 | 44.6 ± 10.1 | .71 |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 29.0 ± 8.8 | 29.2 ± 7.8 | .90 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.82 ± 0.45 | 0.73 ± 0.13 | .16 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 139.9 ± 2.2 | 140.1 ± 2.2 | .62 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 4.40 ± 0.33 | 4.41 ± 0.34 | .85 |
| AST (mg/dL) | 24.2 ± 11.7 | 22.3 ± 9.7 | .39 |
| ALT (mg/dL) | 29.0 ± 20.7 | 24.1 ± 11.2 | .15 |
Abbreviations: ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; CAD, coronary artery disease; F, female; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein.
The significance of bold values are p < .01, p < .05.