eNOS Gene Variant in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

Table 1

Baseline characteristics in Iranian subjects with and without CAD.

Variable	With coronary artery stenosis; CAD^+	Without coronary artery stenosis; CAD^−
Sex (male) 𝑁 (%)	32 (60.4)	37 (68.5)
Age^£ (yr)	63 ± 8.5	55 ± 11
Current smokers 𝑁 (%)	14 (25.9)	7 (13.2)
Hypertension 𝑁 (%)	41 (75.9)	27 (50.9)
Diabetes mellitus 𝑁 (%)	29 (53.7)	12 (22.6)
Dyslipidemia	27 (50)	13 (24.5)
TChol^£	188 ± 47	175 ± 38
TG^£	188 ± 84	165 ± 80
LDL^£	116 ± 41	118 ± 37
HDL^£	44 ± 17	43 ± 12
Past MI 𝑁 (%)	28 (51.9)	3 (5.7)

TChol: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, LDL: low density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, Past MI: past history of myocardial infarction, ^£variables are described based on mean ± standard deviation, 𝑁 (number) and (%).