Table 2

Demographics of the study population in the CAD and CAD-free groups


CAD = 991
CAD-free = 387
p-value

Age (yr)
61.38 ± 9.81
58.78 ± 12.3
< 0.001
Males
79.8%
65%
< 0.001
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
26.74 ± 3.54
25.35 ± 3.45
< 0.001
Glucose (mmol/l)
5.84 ± 1.6
5.51 ± 0.93
< 0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
5.56 ± 1.17
5.44 ± 1.11
n.s.
HDL (mmol/l)
1.19 ± 0.31
1.42 ± 0.42
< 0.001
LDL (mmol/l)
3.73 ± 0.99
3.52 ± 0.93
< 0.01
Triglycerides (mmol/dl)
1.92 ± 1.05
1.48 ± 0.68
< 0.001
Diabetes Mellitus
20.1%
7.2%
< 0.001
Hypertension
65.4%
40.4%
< 0.001
Current smokers
65.6%
41.1%
< 0.001

Cavallari et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2007 8:59   doi:10.1186/1471-2350-8-59