Table 3 Family history of premature CVD events (MI/ischemic stroke in men aged < 55 years and in women aged < 65 years) in the studied groups: patients with MI aged < 50 years (MI < 50), patients with MI aged MI ≥50 years (MI ≥50) and and young people without history of MI/CAD aged < 50 years (no-MI < 50)
MI < 50 n = 240 | MI ≥50 n = 240 | no-MI < 50 n = 240 | p value | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a | b | c | a vs b | a vs c | |
Family history of MI/stroke in the first-degree relatives – all; n (%) | 79 (32.9) | 23 (9.6) | 28 (11.7) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
Family history of MI/stroke in the first-degree relatives – with ≥2 affected; n (%) | 9 (3.7) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.2) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
Family history of MI/stroke in the first- and the second- degree relatives – all; n (%) | 84 (35.9) | 36 (15.6) | 34 (14.2) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
Family history of MI/stroke in the first- and the second-degree relatives – with ≥2 affected; n (%) | 26 (10.8) | 7 (2.9) | 9 (3.7) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |