A Case-Control Study between Gene Polymorphisms of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolic Rate-Limiting Enzymes and Acute Coronary Syndrome in Chinese Han Population

Table 2

General characteristics of patients and controls included in our study.

Subject characteristics	Case	Control	𝑃 value
	(𝑛=249)	(𝑛=240)
Age (years)	62.00±17.00	63.00±23.70^a	0.148
Male, 𝑛 (%)	143 (57.4)	126 (52.5)	0.273
Diabetes, 𝑛 (%)	86 (34.5)	30 (14.4)	<0.001
Hypertension, 𝑛 (%)	154 (61.8)	96 (40.0)	<0.001
Smokers, 𝑛 (%)	162 (65.1)	86 (35.8)	<0.001

^aMedian ± QR.
Age was compared by using Mann-Whitney rank sum test.
Male, diabetes, hypertension, and smokers were compared by using Pearson’s Chi-square test.