Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of both TAD cases and healthy controls in a Chinese Han Population
From: Association of MMP-2 gene haplotypes with thoracic aortic dissection in chinese han population
Items | Controls (n = 440) | TAD patients (n = 315) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 51.3 ± 14.4 | 51.3 ± 11.1 | NS |
Gender (male) n (%) | 223 (50.7) | 241 (76.5) | <0.01 |
Smoking n (%) | 191 (43.4) | 153 (48.6) | NS |
Alcohol n (%) | 92 (20.9) | 75 (23.8) | NS |
Diabetes n (%) | 65 (14.8) | 53 (16.8) | NS |
Hypertension n (%) | 367 (83.4) | 258 (81.9) | NS |
Dyslipidaemia n (%) | 258 (58.6) | 198 (62.9) | NS |
CAD n (%) | 73 (16.6) | 68 (21.6) | NS |