Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population stratified by sex
All (n = 1051) | Men (n = 477) | Women (n = 574) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 45.6 ± 6.0 | 41.0 ± 3.5 | 49.4 ± 4.9 | <0.001 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.7 ± 5.7 | 28.1 ± 4.4 | 31.1 ± 5.3 | <0.001 |
Cigarette smoking | <0.001 | |||
Current smoker | 213 (20.3) | 188 (39.4) | 25 (4.4) | |
Ex-smoker | 97 (9.2) | 82 (17.2) | 15 (2.6) | |
Non-smoker | 741 (70.5) | 207 (43.4) | 534 (93.0) | |
Opium addiction | 99 (9.4) | 91 (19.1) | 8 (1.4) | <0.001 |
Hypertension | 456 (44.3) | 126 (26.4) | 339 (59.1) | <0.001 |
Diabetes | 240 (22.8) | 53 (11.1) | 187 (32.6) | <0.001 |
Dyslipidemia | 673 (64.0) | 290 (60.8) | 383 (66.7) | 0.046 |
Family history of CAD | 357 (34.0) | 157 (32.9) | 200 (34.8) | 0.511 |
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | 116.7 ± 50.1 | 106.8 ± 41.1 | 124.8 ± 52.2 | <0.001 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 182.8 ± 116.4 | 193.3 ± 123.1 | 174.1 ± 109.9 | 0.008 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 42.2 ± 11.7 | 38.5 ± 10.5 | 45.2 ± 11.8 | <0.001 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 117.0 ± 40.3 | 113.4 ± 37.1 | 119.9 ± 42.5 | 0.011 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 186.8 ± 48.6 | 182.2 ± 47.7 | 190.6 ± 49.5 | 0.005 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.9 ± 0.6 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
LVEF (%) | 53.8 ± 9.0 | 52.7 ± 9.7 | 54.7 ± 8.3 | <0.001 |