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Table 1 Demographic features and distribution of CAD risk factors in patients and controls

From: Case control feasibility study assessing the association between severity of coronary artery disease with Glutathione Peroxidase-1 (GPX-1) and GPX-1 polymorphism (Pro198Leu)

Variable

Patients

Controls

Odds ratio

p value

 

n

%

n

%

(95 % CI)

Gender

      

 Male

58

68

58

68

1.00

1.000

 Female

27

32

27

32

(0.4–2.1)

 

Family history of heart disease

      

 Yes

30

34.7

8

9.3

5.15

0.001

 No

55

65.3

77

90.7

(2.0–12.8)

 

Family history of diabetes mellitus

      

 Yes

25

29.3

18

21.3

1.53

0.262

 No

60

70.7

67

78.7

(0.72–3.21)

 

Veganism

      

 Yes

8

9.3

7

8.0

0.845

0.772

 No

77

90.7

78

92.0

(0.27–2.64)

 
  1. Pearson chi square test comparing cases and controls.*Significant at p ≤ 0.05