Coronary Artery Disease and the Profile of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in South South Nigeria: A Clinical and Autopsy Study

Table 2

Sociodemographic and autopsy findings of the coroner’s cases.

	Males (𝑛=11)	Females (𝑛=2)	Total (𝑛=13)
Age (years)
35–39	1 (9.1)	1 (50.0)	2 (15.4)
40–44	1 (9.1)	0 (0)	1 (7.7)
45–49	2 (18.2)	0 (0)	2 (15.4)
50–54	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
55–59	5 (45.4)	1 (50.0)	3 (23.1)
60 and above	2 (18.2)	0 (0)	2 (15.4)
Total	11 (100)	2 (100)	13 (100)
Mean age (years)	51.5±8.3	53.6±12.8	𝑃 value (ANOVA) 0.73 (ns)
Social class
Upper	7 (63.6)	2 (100)	9 (69.2)
Middle	4 (36.4)	0 (0)	4 (30.8)
Lower	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Total	11 (100)	2 (100)	13 (100)
Risk factors
Hypertension	10 (90.9)	2 (100)	12 (93.3)
Diabetes mellitus	6 (54.5)	2 (100)	8 (61.5)
Smoking	7 (63.6)	1 (50.0)	8 (61.5)
Significant alcohol intake	10 (90.9)	2 (100)	12 (93.3)
Obesity	8 (72.7)	2 (100)	10 (76.9)
Autopsy findings 𝑛=13
Anterior wall infarct	11 (84.6)	0 (0)	11 (84.6)
Anteroseptal infarct	1 (7.7)	1 (7.7)	2 (15.4)

ns: not significant (𝑃>0.05).