Table 3

Categorical variables in different genotype groups according to gender

VariableLeu/LeuLeu/Val + Val/Valp ValueG/GG/C + C/Cp Value
*Eight men and eight women receiving fibrate treatment were excluded. †Percentages of patients with one, two, or three coronary arteries with >50% stenosis. Emboldened p value is statistically significant. n, number; CAD, coronary artery disease.
Women*n = 225n = 26n = 157n = 88
Hypertension54.7%26.9% 0.007 54.8%50.0%0.472
Diabetes13.8%19.2%0.45914.2%17.0%0.552
Smoking53.8%50.0%0.95450.6%56.8%0.336
Family CAD history53.8%46.2%0.46154.8%51.1%0.584
Diseased vessels (n)†46.7/34.7/18.7%53.8/34.6/11.5%0.63345.9/36.9/17.2%50.0/31.8/18.2%0.720
Unstable angina28.9%38.5%0.31328.0%34.1%0.321
Myocardial infarction46.9%53.8%0.50042.3%58.0% 0.019
Men*n = 752n = 90n = 580n = 248
Hypertension43.0%36.7%0.25442.8%40.3%0.515
Diabetes12.4%9.0%0.35211.4%14.2%0.269
Smokers81.3%76.1%0.24281.2%79.7%0.617
Family CAD history46.8%51.1%0.44054.8%51.1%0.584
Diseased vessels (n)†39.2/33.2/27.5%37.8/30.0/32.2%0.62739.7/34.0/26.4%36.7/30.2/33.1%0.145
Unstable angina27.9%32.2%0.39328.8%26.2%0.448
Myocardial infarction56.3%52.2%0.46854.8%58.5%0.334