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Table 2 Comparison between males and females with premature CAD

From: Prevalence and risk factors of premature coronary artery disease in patients undergoing coronary angiography in Kurdistan, Iraq

Patient characteristics

Males 40(42.5 %)

Females 54(57.5 %)

P-value

Mean age ± SD

40.1 + 4.1

48.3 + 6.3

<0.001

Clinical presentation

Stable angina

9(22)

14(26)

0.351

UA/or NSTEMI

14(35)

27(50)

0.073

STEMI

17(43)

13(24)

0.029

Risk factors

Hypertension

20(50)

27(50)

0.500

Diabetes mellitus

5(12.5)

9(17)

0.287

Smoking

24(60)

4(7)

<0.001

Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2)

12(30)

26(48)

0.038

Hyperlipidemia

11(28)

16(29)

0.410

FH of PCAD

10(25)

14(26)

0.459

Angiographic characters

Severity of number of lesions

<50 %

40(46.5)

42(48.3)

0.408

50 %–70 %

8(9.3)

11(12.6)

0.241

>70 %

38(44.2)

34(39)

0.247

Type of lesions

Type A

26(30.2)

36(41.4)

0.063

Type B

38(44.2)

33(37.9)

0.201

Type C

22(25.6)

18(20.7)

0.222

Number of major coronary arteries

Involved

1VD

16(40)

33(61)

0.229

2VD

8(20)

12(22)

0.374

3VD

10(25)

6(11)

0.011

4VD

6(15)

3(5)

0.027

Coronary arteries

Involved

LMS

6(6.9)

3(3.4)

0.148

LAD

37(43)

37(42.5)

0.172

LCX

18(20.9)

22(25.3)

0.364

RCA

25(29)

25(28.7)

0.100

Therapeutic options

PCI

19(47.5)

27(50)

0.405

CABG

5(12.5)

3(6)

0.116

Medical treatment

16(40)

24(44)

0.333