Table 1

Baseline characteristics and clinical data for conventional risk factors


Control
CAD
P

n
510
298

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
***

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