Table 1. Sociodemographic variables and traditional coronary risk factors in cases and controls
Cases Controls p
(N=292) (N=96)
Mean age (yr) 55.7 54.9 0.472
Male 242 (82.9%) 51 (53.1%) 12 yr 61 (20.9%) 17 (17.7%) 0.500
CHD family history 58 (19.9%) 8 (8.3%) 0.009
Primary hypertension 177 (60.6%) 64 (66.7%) 0.289
Hyperlipidemia 209 (71.6%) 57 (59.4%) 0.026
Diabetes mellitus 84 (28.8%) 16 (16.7%) 0.019
Smoker 210 (71.9%) 39 (40.6%)