Research Article
Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Seropositivity and Its Impact on Coronary Artery Disease among Egyptian Patients Referred for Coronary Angiography
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the CAD positive and CAD negative groups.
| Variable | Group 1 CAD positive ()
| Group 2 CAD negative ()
| value | OR (95% CI) |
| Age (years) | 53.37 ± 8.36 | 54.49 ± 9.93 | 0.38 | |
| Gender | | | | | (i) Male (%) | 195 (56.7%) | 108 (65.5%) | 0.059 | | (ii) Female (%) | 149 (43.3%) | 57 (34.5%) | |
| Risk factors | | | | | (i) DM | 175 (50.9%) | 51 (30.9%) | <0.0001 | 2.32 | (ii) HTN | 230 (66.9%) | 72 (43.6%) | <0.0001 | 2.6 | (iii) Dyslipidemia | 229 (66.6%) | 84 (50.9%) | 0.001 | 1.92 | (iv) Smokers | 153 (44.5%) | 51 (30.9%) | 0.003 | 1.79 | (v) Positive family history | 81 (23.5%) | 27 (16.4%) | 0.06 | |
| Clinical presentation | | | | | (i) Stress positive test (%) | 15 (4.4%) | 33 (20%) | <0.0001 | | (ii) Unstable angina (%) | 129 (37.5%) | 126 (76.4%) | | (iii) NSTEMI (%) | 76 (22.1%) | 0 (0%) | | (iv) STEMI (%) | 124 (36%) | 6 (3.6%) | |
| Prevalence of HCV | 118 (34.3%) | 36 (21.8%) | 0.004 | 1.87 |
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CAD = coronary artery disease, NSTEMI = non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, STEMI = ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, = number, = mean, SD = standard deviation, OR = odds ratio, and CI = confidence interval.
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