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Table 1 Baseline variables for cases and controls

From: Contribution of diet and major depression to incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Variables

Cases

(n = 120)

Mean ± SD

Controls

(n = 120)

Mean ± SD

p

Family history of CHD,%

36.7

10.8

0.000

Current smoker, %

22.5

8.3

0.002

Former smoker, %

12.5

7.5

0.197

Married, %

78.3

91.7

0.004

Education ≥ higher secondary school, %

22.5

30.0

0.187

Employed, %

51.7

71.7

0.001

SBP (mm/Hg)

150.05 ± 14.92

139.17 ± 19.78

0.000

Income ($)

409.25 ± 194.15

395.41 ± 199.61

0.587

DBP (mm/Hg)

98.76 ± 11.28

91.65 ± 13.04

0.000

FBS (mg/dl)

129.89 ± 75.58

100.60 ± 32.23

0.000

TC (mg/dl)

217.45 ± 30.22

184.65 ± 36.19

0.000

TG (mg/dl)

177.62 ± 97.53

143.64 ± 41.68

0.001

LDL-C (mg/dl)

151.84 ± 24.55

135.55 ± 23.63

0.000

HDL-C(mg/dl)

62.70 ± 12.77

59.74 ± 12.18

0.109

TDF (g/day)

12.89 ± 5.71

17.63 ± 6.36

0.000

Carbohydrates (g/day)

219.05 ± 56.54

259.12 ± 59.27

0.000

SFA (g/day)

17.32 ± 5.83

17.86 ± 6.36

0.488

MUFA (g/day)

16.51 ± 5.92

19.20 ± 6.20

0.001

PUFA (g/day)

13.61 ± 10.14

16.93 ± 9.91

0.011

WHR

1.04 ± 0.18

0.97 ± 0.20

0.006

BMI (kg/m2)

28.70 ± 5.36

27.96 ± 5.24

0.280