Percentage distribution of risk factors in controls and in AMI patients and comparisons of each risk factor with SNPs
| Risk factor | Controls | Patients | p | Comparison with K167N | Comparison with *188 C>T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ns, not significant. | ||||||
| Hypertension | Absent | 41.4% | 40.7% | ns | ns | ns |
| Present | 58.6% | 59.3% | ||||
| Diabetes | Absent | 94.3% | 75.9% | 0.001 | ns | ns |
| Present | 5.7% | 24.1% | ||||
| Hyperlipidaemia | Absent | 65.7% | 38.4% | 0 | ns | ns |
| Present | 34.3% | 61.6% | ||||
| Cigarette smoking | Absent | 64.3% | 28.3% | 0 | ns | ns |
| Present | 35.7% | 71.7% | ||||
| Familiarity | Absent | 82.9% | 62.4% | 0.002 | ns | ns |
| Present | 17.1% | 37.6% | ||||
| Sex | Male | 56% | 72% | |||
| Female | 44% | 28% | 0.01 | ns | ns | |