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Table 4 Association of CAD risk factors with MS (n = 129)

From: Metabolic syndrome in South Asian immigrants: more than low HDL requiring aggressive management

  

MS

P-Value**

Variable

No

Yes

 

Age (years)

< 40

9 (8.0)+

6 (5.3)

0.128

 

≥ 40

76 (67.3)

22 (19.5)

 

Gender

Male

48 (42.5)

18 (15.9)

0.308

 

Female

37 (32.7)

10 (8.8)

 

Physical Activity

No

12 (10.6)

3 (2.7)

0.461

 

Yes

73 (64.6)

25 (22.1)

 

Smoke

No

81 (71.7)

25 (22.1)

0.234

 

Yes

4 (3.5)

3 (2.7)

 

Type 2 Diabetes #

No

66 (58.4)

21 (18.6)

0.479

 

Yes

19 (16.8)

6 (6.2)

 

Family history of T2D $

No

37 (38.9)

8 (8.4)

0.313

 

Yes

38 (40.0)

12 (12.6)

 

Family history of CAD $

No

44 (46.3)

12 (12.6)

0.326

 

Yes

31 (32.6)

8 (8.4)

 

Body Mass Index (kg/m^2)

≤23

22 (20.0)

3 (2.7)

0.005

 

23 - 30

48 (43.6)

18 (16.4)

 
 

≥30

12 (10.9)

7 (6.4)

 

Total LDL

Normal (< 150 mg/dl)

69 (61.6)

22 (19.6)

0.433

 

Abnormal (≥ 150 mg/dl)

15 (13.4)

6 (5.4)

 

Total Cholesterol

Normal (< 200 mg/dl)

49 (43.8)

16 (14.3)

0.542

 

Abnormal (≥ 200 mg/dl)

35 (31.3)

12 (10.7)

 

Apo lipoprotein A-1

Normal (94 - 176 mg/dl)

59 (52.7)

26 (23.2)

0.011

 

Abnormal

25 (22.3)

2 (1.8)

 

Lipoprotein [a]

Normal (< 10 mg/dl)

48 (43.6)

26 (23.6)

< 0.0001

 

Abnormal (≥10 mg/dl)

34 (30.9)

2 (1.8)

 

hsCRP*

Normal (< 5 mg/L)

45 (40.9)

18 (16.4)

0.118

 

Abnormal (≥ 5 mg/L)

39 (35.5)

8 (7.3)

 

Homocysteine

Normal (< 12 umol/L)

44 (53.7)

20 (24.4)

0.512

 

Abnormal (≥ 12 umol/L)

13 (15.9)

5 (6.1)

 
  1. + n (%); *hsCRP = high sensitivity C reactive protein; # History/examination and/or blood test;
  2. $ T2D = type II diabetes; $CAD = Coronary Artery Disease; ** Fisher's Exact test;