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Baseline characteristics and clinical data for conventional risk factors |
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| Control |
CAD |
P |
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| n |
510 |
298 |
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| Gender (Male/Female, %) |
57.84/42.16 |
78.86/31.82 |
*** |
| Age (years, mean) |
47.47 ± 12.55 |
54.96 ± 10.40 |
*** |
| Familiar CAD history (%) |
12,16 |
56,04 |
*** |
| Sedentarism (%) |
61.96 |
58.39 |
NS |
| Smoking habit (%) |
26.86 |
38.93 |
*** |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) |
127.54 ± 17.43 |
134.63 ± 20.43 |
*** |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) |
75.83 ± 10.69 |
79.10 ± 10.46 |
*** |
| Arterial hypertension (%) |
22.35 |
58.72 |
*** |
| PWV (m/s) |
8.80 ± 1.89 |
10.26 ± 2.13 |
*** |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) |
26.41 |
27.80 |
*** |
| Glycaemia (mg/dl) |
97.96 ± 24.47 |
119.94 ± 50.60 |
*** |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) |
3.14 |
23.15 |
*** |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
217.72 ± 44.73 |
205.39 ± 48.14 |
** |
| HDL (mg/dl) |
57.15 ± 17.04 |
39.74 ± 9.75 |
*** |
| LDL (mg/dl) |
114.70 ± 37.27 |
119.02 ± 44.08 |
NS |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
130.73 ± 85.71 |
192.97 ± 142.96 |
*** |
| Dyslipidaemia (%) |
11.76 |
70.81 |
*** |
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Values presentation: mean ± SD; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.005, ***P < 0.0001, NS not significant P > 0.05; PWV, pulse wave velocity; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein. | |||
Freitas et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008 8:15 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-8-15 |
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