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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics in Non-CAD and CAD patients

From: Hyperuricemia and smoking in young adults suspected of coronary artery disease ≤ 35 years of age: a hospital-based observational study

Baseline Characteristics

Non-CAD group

CAD group

p value

(n = 342)

(n = 771)

Age (years)

32.1 ± 3.0

31.6 ± 3.4

0.033

Male, n (%)

318 (92.2)

730 (94.4)

0.149

Hyperuricemia, n (%)

104 (30.4)

285 (37.0)

0.034

Alcohol drinking, n (%)

86 (24.9)

194 (25.1)

0.952

BUN(mg/dL)

14.2 ± 7.8

12.4 ± 4.8

< 0.001

Serum creatinine(mg/dL)

0.9 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2

0.278

Triglycerides(mg/dL)

145.3 (102.8–218.8)

172.8(118.1–250.5)

< 0.001

HDL-C(mg/dL)

38.1 ± 9.2

35.0 ± 8.0

< 0.001

LDL-C (mg/dL)

109.0 ± 32.3

114.7 ± 46.8

0.043

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

173.4 ± 41.7

179.2 ± 55.5

0.084

Uric acid (mg/dL)

6.4 ± 1.6

6.6 ± 1.6

0.194

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

96.8 ± 26.3

104.3 ± 33.0

< 0.001

BMI(kg/m2)

26.8 ± 4.2

27.9 ± 4.1

< 0.001

Traditional coronary risk factor, n (%)

   

Current smokers, n (%)

198 (57.4)

527 (68.2)

< 0.001

Family history of CAD, n (%)

33 (9.6)

113 (14.6)

0.021

Hypertension, n (%)

135 (39.1)

324 (41.9)

0.382

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

32 (9.3)

124 (16.0)

0.003

Metabolic syndrome, n (%)

168 (49.4)

450 (58.9)

0.003

Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

74 (21.7)

208 (27.2)

0.055

Hypertriglyceridemia, n (%)

163 (47.8)

464 (60.6)

< 0.001

High LDL-C, n (%)

83 (24.3)

207 (27.0)

0.349

Low HDL-C, n (%)

235 (68.9)

586 (76.5)

0.008

familial hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

0 (0.0)

12 (1.6)

0.020

Treatment, n (%)

  

< 0.001

Drugs, n (%)

11 (3.2)

167 (21.6)

 

Intervention, n (%)

0 (0.0)

528 (68.3)

 

CABG, n (%)

0 (0.0)

77 (10.0)

 

Aspirin, n (%)

162 (47.0)

742 (96.0)

< 0.001

Clopidogrel/ticagrelor, n (%)

48 (13.9)

639 (82.7)

< 0.001

Statin, n (%)

142 (41.2)

743 (96.1)

< 0.001

β-blocker, n (%)

103 (29.9)

630 (81.5)

< 0.001

  1. Values are given as mean ± standard deviation,medians with interquartile range or number (%)
  2. Abbreviations: BUN blood urea nitrogen, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease