Value of C-Reactive Protein as a Risk Factor for Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Comparison with Apolipoprotein Concentrations and Lipid Profile

Table 3

Effect of conventional risk factors on the probability of ACS development.

Variable	Risk estimation
	OR	95% CI	P
Age (for a 10-year increase)	5.49	3.36–8.97	<0.00001
Diabetes mellitus	—	—	—
Dyslipidemia	4.98	2.92–8.53	<0.00001
Family history of premature CAD	1.38	0.76–2.52	ns
Hypertension	12.9	6.7–24.9	<0.00001
Sex (male versus female)	1.28	0.81–2.00	ns
Smoking	3.22	1.78–5.81	0.0001

ACS: acute coronary syndrome; CAD: coronary artery disease; CI: confidence interval; ns: not significant; OR: odds ratio.