Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Variable Mean ±SD or n (%)	MI patients	Healthy individuals	P
Age	59.24 ± 12.90	56.51 ± 12.47	1.13
BMI	24.94 ± 4.02	24.96 ± 4.00	1.06
Sex (male)	23 (79.3%)	23 (79.3%)	0.99
Hypertension	9 (31.03%)	11 (37.9%)	1.07
Diabetes mellitus	4 (13.7%)	6 (20.6%)	1.33
Current smoking	15 (51.72%)	1 (3.4)	0.001**
Systolic BP (mmHg)	123 ± 26	118 ± 17	1.08
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	71.55 ± 16.25	75 ± 14	0.80
TG, mmol/L	1.5 ± 0.84	1.68 ± 1.26	1.20
LDL mmol/L	2.7 ± 1.5	2.5 ± 0.7	1.00
HDL mmol/L	1.06 ± 0.25	1.16 ± 0.20	0.47

Statistically significant p-values after applying the Benjamini–Hochberg procedure with a false discovery rate of p <0.05.

BMI, body mass index; TG, triglyceride; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein. (**shows strong significant results).