Research Article

The Role of Gender in the Importance of Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease

Table 2

Disease comorbidity and conditions in the study populations and their role in IHD.

Comorbidity diseaseFemaleMale
With IHDWithout IHDWith IHDWithout IHD

Previous MI [N (%)]No88 (13.1)585 (86.9)52 (18.7)226 (81.3)
Yes11 (44.0)14 (56.0)8 (22.2)28 (77.8)
Chi-square test value<0.0010.61
DM [ (%)]No57 (11.8)425 (88.2)41 (17.9)188 (82.1)
Yes42 (19.4)174 (80.6)19 (22.4)66 (77.6)
Chi-square test value0.0080.037
HLP [ (%)]No44 (11.6)335 (88.4)41 (19.0)175 (81.0)
Yes55 (17.2)264 (82.8)19 (19.4)79 (80.6)
Chi-square test value0.030.93
HTN [ (%)]No25 (8.3)276 (91.7)22 (13.3)143 (86.7)
Yes74 (18.6)323 (81.4)38 (25.5)111 (74.5)
Chi-square test value<0.0010.006
Smoking [ (%)]No79 (14.3)473 (85.7)34 (19.1)144 (80.9)
Yes20 (13.7)126 (86.3)26 (19.1)110 (80.9)
Chi-square test value0.850.99
Opium [ (%)]No84 (15.1)473 (84.9)37 (20.1)147 (79.9)
Yes15 (10.6)126 (89.4)23 (17.7)107 (82.3)
Chi-square test value0.180.59
Obesity [ (%)]No59 (13.8)368 (86.2)50 (19.8)203 (80.2)
Yes40 (14.8)231 (85.2)10 (16.4)51 (83.6)
Chi-square test value0.730.55

All the information is presented as frequency (%).