Distribution of ABO Blood Group and Major Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Coronary Heart Disease

Table 1

Characteristic of Asian Indian Bengalee population in eastern part of India in the case and control groups.

Variable	Case; (𝑁=250)	Control; (𝑁=250)	𝑃 value
No. (%) of smokers	150 (60%)	70 (28%)	<0.0001
No. (%) of alcohol users	61 (24.4%)	35 (14%)	0.003
No. (%) of cases with hypertension	119 (47.6%)	84 (33.6%)	0.001
No. (%) of cases with family history	81 (32.4%)	38 (15.2%)	<0.0001
WC (cm)	87.24 (6.37)	85.28 (5.30)	<0.0001
TC (mg/dL)	191.11 (40.37)	168.51 (42.83)	<0.0001
TG (mg/dL)	183.09 (55.16)	141.47 (57.75)	<0.0001
HDL-c (mg/dL)	28.81 (7.28)	34.60 (8.52)	<0.0001
LDL-c (mg/dL)	125.49 (37.60)	105.62 (37.89)	<0.0001

Continuos variable are expressed as mean (SD) and compared by Student’s 𝑡-test. Categorical variables were expressed as percentage (%) and compared by chi-square test.
TC: total cholesterol, SD: standard deviation, TG: triglycerides, HDL-c: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c: low density lipoprotein cholesterol, WC: waist circumference.