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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of CAD cases and controls

From: Association in a Chinese population of a genetic variation in the early B-cell factor 1 gene with coronary artery disease

Variables

CAD cases (n = 293)

Controls (n = 262)

P

N (%)

N (%)

 Age (years)

66.72 ± 11.10

65.14 ± 12.16

0.110

 Sex (male)

163 (55.6)

125 (47.7)

0.062

 BMI (kg/m2)

24.93 ± 3.08

25.19 ± 3.47

0.363

 Smoking, n (%)

107 (36.5)

64 (24.4)

0.002

 Hypertension, n (%)

100 (34.1)

79 (30.2)

0.317

 Hyperlipidemia,n (%)

106 (36.2)

85 (32.4)

0.355

 Diabetes, n (%)

92 (31.4)

54 (20.6)

0.004

Number of involved vessels,n (%)

 one

93 (31.7)

  

 two

99 (33.8)

  

 three

101 (34.5)

  
  1. Age and BMI are expressed as the mean ± SD and were compared using the Student’s t-test. Other data are expressed as frequencies and percentagesand were compared using the χ2-test
  2. Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease; BMI, body mass index