Table 1.

General Characteristics of Study Participants

Variables	Participants (n=123)				p-valuea
	ACS Cases* (n=73)		Control (n=50)
	No	%	No	%
Age:
<45	6	8.2	9	18.0	0.103
≥45	67	91.8	41	82.0
Gender:
Male	57	78.1	38	76.0	0.78
Female	16	21.9	12	24.0
History of Diabetes:
No	27	37.0	42	84.0	<0.001*
Yes	46	63.0	8	16.0
History of hypertension:
No	31	42.5	41	82.0	<0.001*
Yes	42	57.5	9	18.0
Smoking:
No	47	64.4	37	74.0	0.26
Yes	26	35.6	13	26.0
BMI:
Underweight or normal	26	35.6	16	32.0	0.67
Overweight or obese	47	64.4	34	68.0

Notes: ^aChi square test. *P-value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant.

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary syndrome; BMI, body mass index; no, number.