Genetic Variant in the CYP19A1 Gene Associated with Coronary Artery Disease
Table 1
Clinical characteristics in both groups of subjects (CAD patients/controls).
Patients ()
Controls ()
value
Age (years)
60 ± 11
58 ± 9
0.080
Male sex, (%)
99 (81)
52 (79)
0.781
Arterial hypertension, (%)
43 (35)
19 (29)
0.389
Smoking, (%)
85 (69)
43 (65)
0.579
Diabetes, (%)
25 (20)
12 (18)
0.723
Family history of CAD, (%)
27 (22)
13 (20)
0.718
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
185 ± 40
190 ± 17
0.282
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
41 ± 10
42 ± 6
0.347
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
118 ± 39
120 ± 19
0.508
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
132 ± 53
135 ± 13
0.531
Ancient history of CAD, (%)
23 (19)
0
<0.001
Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; , number of participants. Age, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, HDL values are mean ± SD (standard deviation).
