Clinical and biological features of CAD patients undergoing CABG
| Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Clinical and biological characteristic | Cases | Controls |
| *p<0.00001 cases v controls. | ||
| †Six months after the surgery, cases were treated by lipid lowering drugs. | ||
| Age, years | 57.6 (8.2) | 57.2 (5.8) |
| Gender, male/female | 242/76 | 189/59 |
| Angina pectoris: | ||
| No, rarely/frequently on effort/resting | 51/96/171 | 248/0/0* |
| NIDDM in case history, yes/no | 69/249 | 0/248* |
| Smoking, ever smoked/never smoked | 210/108 | 144/104 |
| Hypertension | ||
| Yes/no | 169/149 | 0/248* |
| Family history of myocardial infarction | ||
| Yes/no | 179/137 | 71/177* |
| Myocardial infarction in case history | ||
| Yes/no | 158/162 | 0/248* |
| Stenosis | ||
| In one artery/more than one artery | 81/237 | 0/0* |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.2 (3.8) | 28.0 (2.7) |
| Serum cholesterol, mmol/l† | 6.25 (0.83)† | 6.29 (0.78) |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/l† | 1.27 (0.17)† | 1.31 (0.21) |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/l† | 4.04 (0.93)† | 4.11 (0.89) |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l† | 2.04 (0.7)† | 1.96 (0.81) |