Table 1 Clinical characteristics and biochemical status of study participants (n = 100)
Variables | Young group | Older group | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
(age ≤ 40) (n = 50) | (age > 40) (n = 50) | ||
Clinical characteristics | |||
Age (Mean ± SD) | 36.5 ± 4.6 | 57.0 ± 9.1 | 0.001* |
Male sex | 44 (88) | 34 (68) | 0.02 |
Smoking | 37 (74) | 27 (54) | 0.04 |
Chewing tobacco | 7 (14) | 16 (32) | 0.03 |
Dyslipidemia | 26 (52) | 20 (40) | 0.22 |
Hypertension | 7 (14) | 38 (76) | 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 11 (22) | 23 (46) | 0.01 |
Family history of IHD | 28 (56) | 17 (34) | 0.02 |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 25.21 ± 3.6 | 24.26 ± 3.61 | 0.19a |
Normal (18.5 – 24.9) | 23 (56) | 28 (56) | 0.32 |
Over weight (25 – 29.9) | 16 (32) | 14 (28) | 0.66 |
Obese (≥30) | 11 (22) | 8 (16) | 0.44 |
Waist hip ratio (mean ± SD) | 0.96 ± 0.06 | 0.95 ± 0.05 | 0.42 |
Waist hip ratio (>1) | 13 (26.0) | 9 (18.0) | 0.33 |
History of angina | 6 (12) | 17 (48) | 0.02 |
Biochemical status | |||
Serum homocysteine | 17.14 ± 5.12 | 13.84 ± 2.93 | 0.001 |
C-reactive protein (CRP) | 14.66 ± 6.8 | 13.02 ± 2.53 | 0.11 |
Uric acid | 6.7 ± 6.0 | 5.6 ± 0.6 | 0.21 |
Random blood sugar (RBS) | 10.6 ± 6.2 | 11.7 ± 6.0 | 0.37 |
Total cholesterol | 193.10 ± 21.95 | 186.58 ± 22.20 | 0.14 |
Triglyceride | 165.26 ± 23.52 | 150.40 ± 16.88 | 0.01 |
LDL cholesterol | 121.69 ± 22.36 | 113.80 ± 25.05 | 0.10 |
HDL cholesterol | 38.36 ± 4.11 | 42.70 ± 4.83 | 0.01 |