Table 1 Basic clinical characteristics of the subjects with and without DELC
From: Diagonal earlobe crease and coronary artery disease in a Chinese population
Variable | All | With DELC | Without DELC | x2or t | P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 449 | (n = 280, 62.4%) | (n = 169, 37.6%) | |||
Male | 278 (61.9%) | 192 (68.6%) | 86 (50.9%) | 13.877 | 0.003 |
Age (years) | 63.29 ± 11.952 | 65.03 ± 10.65 | 59.65 ± 12.90 | −4.055# | 0.000 |
Hypertension | 315 (70.2) | 201 (71.8%) | 114 (67.5%) | 0.938 | 0.333 |
Hypercholesteremia | 142 (31.6) | 86 (30.7%) | 56 (33.1%) | 0.285 | 0.593 |
Hypertriglycerimia | 159 (35.4%) | 98 (35.0%) | 61 (36.1%) | 0.055 | 0.814 |
Diabetes mellitus | 117 (26.1%) | 77 (27.05%) | 40 (23.7%) | 0.810 | 0.368 |
Smoking | 155 (34.5%) | 109 (38.9%) | 46 (27.2%) | 6.507 | 0.011 |
Alcohol drinking | 120 (26.7%) | 87 (31.1%) | 33 (19.5%) | 7.393 | 0.007 |