Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical data for conventional risk factors
Control | CAD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 510 | 298 | |
Gender (Male/Female, %) | 57.84/42.16 | 78.86/31.82 | *** |
Age (years, mean) | 47.47 ± 12.55 | 54.96 ± 10.40 | *** |
Familiar CAD history (%) | 12,16 | 56,04 | *** |
Sedentarism (%) | 61.96 | 58.39 | NS |
Smoking habit (%) | 26.86 | 38.93 | *** |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 127.54 ± 17.43 | 134.63 ± 20.43 | *** |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 75.83 ± 10.69 | 79.10 ± 10.46 | *** |
Arterial hypertension (%) | 22.35 | 58.72 | *** |
PWV (m/s) | 8.80 ± 1.89 | 10.26 ± 2.13 | *** |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.41 | 27.80 | *** |
Glycaemia (mg/dl) | 97.96 ± 24.47 | 119.94 ± 50.60 | *** |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 3.14 | 23.15 | *** |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 217.72 ± 44.73 | 205.39 ± 48.14 | ** |
HDL (mg/dl) | 57.15 ± 17.04 | 39.74 ± 9.75 | *** |
LDL (mg/dl) | 114.70 ± 37.27 | 119.02 ± 44.08 | NS |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 130.73 ± 85.71 | 192.97 ± 142.96 | *** |
Dyslipidaemia (%) | 11.76 | 70.81 | *** |