The role of common variants of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene in left main coronary artery disease

Table 1 Characteristics of the MPCAD and LMCAD groups

Variable	MPCAD (n = 241)	LMCAD (n = 133)	P*
Demographic data
Sex (M/F)	194/31 (86%/14%)	121/10 (92%/8%)	0.08
Age (ys)	62 (10)	65 (12)	0.004
Waist (cm)	104 [84-107]	104 [95-112]	0.55
BMI (Kg/m²)	27 (3.5)	28 (3.8)	0.53
Lipid profile (in mg/dl)
Total Cholesterol	240 (61)	244 (60)	0.75
Triglycerides	140 [106-207]	135 [97-181]	0.17
HDL cholesterol	37 [31-44]	40 [35-47]	0.01
LDL cholesterol	151 (46)	150 (36)	0.86
Apolipoprotein A	111 [97.7-130.8]	119 [102-139.3]	0.24
Apolipoprotein B	96 [78-116]	93 [80-116]	0.83
Lipoprotein(a)	15 [10-31]	24 [18-73]	0.03
Clinical characteristics
Smoking (yes/no)	66/142 (32%/68%)	55/87 (30%/70%)	0.8
Diabetes Mellitus	87/135 (39%/61%)	57/65 (47%/53%)	0.18
Hypertension (yes/no)	156/69 (69%/31%)	92/31 (75%/25%)	0.28
Biochemical markers
Glucose (mg/dl)	105 [94-129]	103 [94-116]	0.18
Creatinine (mg/dl)	1 [0.9-1.2]	1 [0.9-1.2]	0.19
Ht (%)	41 (4.7)	41 (4.8)	0.86

MPCAD = more peripheral coronary artery disease, LMCAD = left main coronary artery disease
*Statistical tests performed: Student's t-test or its non-parametric equivalent Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of continuous data - Pearson's chi-square test was employed for comparison of categorical variables.
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or as median and interquartile range (IQR) according to normality of continuous variables. All qualitative variables are presented as absolute and relative frequencies.

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