Table 1.

Patient characteristics

	CA group N = 120	CONTROL group N = 40	P value
Male, n (%)	100 (83)	31 (78)	0.48
Age, years	75 (68–80)	52 (46–61)	<0.001
BMI, kg/m2	26 (±4)	26 (±6)	0.87
Hypertension, n (%)	87 (73)	22 (55)	0.05
Diabetes, n (%)	21 (18)	4 (10)	0.32
High cholesterol, n (%)	64 (53)	11 (28)	0.006
Current smoker, n (%)	15 (13)	15 (38)	0.001
Coronary artery disease, n (%)	48 (40)	8 (20)	0.023
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)	59 (49)	10 (25)	0.010
Chronic kidney disease (GFR < 30 ml/min), n (%)	11 (9)	0 (0)	0.07

Bold P values indicate P < 0.05