Table 4 Comparisons of the clinical characteristics between male and female patients with CAD
Variables | Male (n = 199) | Female (n = 82) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 56.79 ± 9.32 | 60.84 ± 9.56 | 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.20 ± 3.14 | 25.35 ± 3.99 | 0.088 |
Hypertension [n (%)] | 135 (67.8) | 55 (67.1) | 0.890 |
Diabetes [n (%)] | 53 (26.6) | 22 (26.8) | 0.973 |
Dyslipidemia [n (%)] | 135 (67.8) | 62 (75.6) | 0.251 |
Smoking [n (%)] | 134 (67.3) | 5 (6.1) | 0.000 |
Family history of CHD [n (%)] | 30 (15.1) | 22 (26.8) | 0.028 |
TC (mg/dl) | 183.73 ± 40.76 | 205.99 ± 44.72 | 0.000 |
TG (mg/dl) | 147.79 (106.19-208.85) | 146.02 (98.23-207.30) | 0.428 |
Non-HDL-C (mg/dl) | 144.24 ± 40.11 | 156.33 ± 44.92 | 0.027 |
Apo A-I (g/L) | 1.34 ± 0.21 | 1.52 ± 0.31 | 0.000 |
Apo B (g/L) | 0.98 ± 0.27 | 1.07 ± 0.30 | 0.019 |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 110.07 ± 37.09 | 134.65 ± 40.78 | 0.001 |
 Large LDL-C (mg/dl) | 26.80 ± 9.35 | 30.10 ± 10.05 | 0.009 |
 Intermediate LDL-C (mg/dl) | 20.58 ± 9.01 | 21.38 ± 9.87 | 0.512 |
 Small LDL-C (mg/dl) | 9.49 ± 10.57 | 8.79 ± 8.37 | 0.593 |
 LDL score (% of sd-LDL) | 14.92 ± 14.23 | 13.42 ± 11.75 | 0.366 |
 Mean LDL size (Å) | 265.74 ± 6.44 | 266.85 ± 5.15 | 0.168 |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 39.49 ± 11.68 | 49.67 ± 18.37 | 0.000 |
 Large HDL-C (mg/dl) | 12.10 ± 5.40 | 17.49 ± 10.05 | 0.000 |
 Intermediate HDL-C (mg/dl) | 19.76 ± 6.27 | 23.60 ± 8.91 | 0.001 |
 Small HDL-C (mg/dl) | 7.99 ± 3.57 | 8.59 ± 3.28 | 0.214 |
 PCSK9 (ng/ml) | 205.21 (174.32-247.02) | 236.93 (193.10-283.64) | 0.000 |