Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the population under study. Categorical variables are expressed in number in percentage; p is the statistically significant value

Number

500

250

250

–

–

Age

59 ± 12.7

39.6 ± 15.19

55.87 ± 10.37

0.002

3.2 × 10⁻⁵⁷

Males (%)

58.2

54

55.4

0.49

0.131

Females (%)

41.8

46

44.6

Diabetic (%)

64.3

32

13.4

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Hypertension (%)

59.9

25.6

16.2

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Smoking (%)

29.4

11.9

10.3

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Family history (%)

36.0

(FH of CHD)

63.9

(FH of Obesity)

1.8 (CHD)

8.4 (Obesity)

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

BMI (Kg/m²)

22.4 ± 6.7

36.9 ± 6.4

21.4 ± 9.1

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

WHR

0.85 ± 0.06

1.00 ± 0.09

0.85 ± 0.10

1

< 0.0001