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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of CAD cases and non-CAD controls

From: A genetic variant near adaptor-related protein complex 2 alpha 2 subunit gene is associated with coronary artery disease in a Chinese population

Variables

CAD cases (n = 335)

Controls (n = 372)

P values

Age (years)

66.66 ± 11.00

58.11 ± 11.53

<.001

Sex (male), n (%)

196 (58.5)

175 (47.0)

.002

BMI (kg/m2)

25.24 ± 3.40

25.09 ± 4.39

.648

Smoking, n (%)

105(31.3)

101 (27.2)

.221

Hypertension, n (%)

245 (73.1)

217 (58.3)

<.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.49 ± 1.24

4.64 ± 1.55

.196

T2DM, n (%)

92 (27.5)

58 (15.6)

<.001

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

6.06 ± 1.76

5.70 ± 1.62

.005

Number of vessels involved, n (%)

 one

173 (51.6)

  

 two

85 (25.4)

  

 three

77 (23.0)

  
  1. Abbreviations: CAD coronary artery disease, BMI body mass inde, T2DM type 2 diabetes mellitus
  2. Age, BMI, total cholesterol and fasting plasma glucose are expressed as the mean ± SD and were compared using the Student t test. Other data are expressed as frequencies and percentages and were compared using the χ2-test