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Table 1 Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) (n = 1052) and an additional history of diabetes at baseline (n = 199)

From: Chlamydia pneumoniae, heat shock proteins 60 and risk of secondary cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease under special consideration of diabetes: a prospective study

Characteristics

Total: N

%

Additional history of diabetes: N

%

Gender

    

Male

894

84.9

151

75.9

Female

158

15.0

48

24.1

Age (years) (μ, SD)

60.0 ± 7.9

 

60.9 ± 6.5

 

30–49

148

14.1

15

7.5

50–59

305

29.0

50

25.2

60–70

599

56.9

134

67.3

Nationality a

    

German

1028

97.8

195

98.0

Other

23

2.2

4

2.0

School education

    

≤ 9 years

625

59.4

132

66.3

> 9 years

427

40.6

67

33.7

Family status

    

Married

883

83.9

162

81.4

Other

169

16.1

37

18.6

Smoking

    

Current

48

4.6

8

4.0

Former

667

63.4

120

60.3

Never

337

32.0

71

35.7

Alcohol consumption

    

Any

790

75.1

131

65.8

None

262

24.9

68

34.2

Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) b

    

< 25

282

26.8

35

17.6

25–30

584

55.5

109

54.8

> 30

182

17.6

55

27.6

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

    

< 40

638

60.6

129

64.8

≥ 40

414

39.4

68

34.2

History of myocardial infarction

610

58.0

120

60.3

  1. a = There was one missing value for variable nationality
  2. b = There were four missing values for variable body mass index