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Table 2 Clinical comparison of subjects with and without CAD

From: Diagonal earlobe crease and coronary artery disease in a Chinese population

Variable

All

With CAD

Without CAD

x2or t

P*

n = 449

(n = 250, 55.7%)

(n = 199, 44.3%)

Male

278(61.9%)

175(70.1%)

103(51.8%)

15.642

0.000

Age (years)

63.29 ± 11.952

63.74 ± 11.316

62.71 ± 12.71

2.068#

0.362

Hypertension

315(70.2%)

178(71.2%)

137(68.8%)

0.293

0.588

Hypercholesteremia

142(31.6%)

94(37.6%)

48(24.1%)

9.450

0.002

Hypertriglycerimia

159(35.4%)

100(30.0%)

59(27.6%)

5.232

0.022

Diabetes mellitus

117(26.1%)

81(32.4%)

36(18.1%)

12.065

0.001

Smoking

155(34.5%)

97(38.8%)

58(29.1%)

4.604

0.032

Alcohol drinking

120(26.7%)

75(30.0%)

45(22.6%)

3.116

0.078

DELC

280(62.4%)

188(75.2%

92(46.2%)

39.914

0.000

  1. All numbers represent percent prevalence unless otherwise specified. *p Value between subgroups with and without CAD. #analyzed using Student t test.