Six sequence variants on chromosome 9p21.3 are associated with a positive family history of myocardial infarction: a multicenter registry

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population

Characteristic	Study Population n = 976
ACS -- no. (%)
STEMI	711 (72.8)
NSTEMI	266 (27.2)
Age at recruitment -- yr	52 ± 8,7
≤ 55	601 (61.6)
Cardiovascular risk factor -- no. (%)
Diabetes mellitus	131 (13.4)
Hypertension	507 (51.9)
Hyperlipidaemia	529 (54.2)
Former or current smoker	843 (86.4)
BMI -- kg/m²	28 ± 4.97
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²	280 (28.7)
Positive family history of MI -- no. (%)	361 (37.0)
Event -- no. (%)
Previous MI
> 14 days	99 (10.1)
< 14 days	9 (0.9)
CAD	156 (16.0)
PCI	111 (11.4)
CABG	27 (2.8)
Stroke	14 (1.4)
PAOD	26 (2.6)

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation; MI myocardial infarction, STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction, NSTEMI non ST-elevation myocardial infarction, CAD coronary artery disease, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, BMI body mass index, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, PAOD peripheral artery occlusive disease.

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