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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the control subjects and the CAD patients

From: Renin–angiotensin system gene polymorphisms among Saudi patients with coronary artery disease

Characteristic

Controls

CAD group

p level

 

n = 110

n = 225

 

Age, years

   

Mean ± SD

46.61 ± 16.15

61.22 ± 10.35

< 0.0001

Range

(20.0-78.0)

(31.0-89.0)

Gender

Male (%)

62 (56.4%)

153 (68.0%)

< 0.0001

Female (%)

48 (43.6%)

72 (32.0%)

FBS, mmol l −1

Mean ± SD

4.48 ± 0.64

8.08 ± 3.41

< 0.0001

Range

(3.20-7.10)

(3.3-20.6)

TG, mmol l −1

Mean ± SD

1.11 ± 0.27

1.87 ± 1.19

< 0.0001

Range

(0.50-1.90)

(0.60-8.70)

TC, mmol l −1

Mean ± SD

3.81 ± 0.54

4.16 ± 0.99

< 0.001

Range

(3.00-7.10)

(0.80-7.5)

HDL-c, mmol l −1

Mean ± SD

1.24 ± 0.36

1.15 ± 0.95

0.340

Range

(0.80-2.20)

(0.50-10.7)

LDL-c, mmol l −1

Mean ± SD

1.65 ± 0.59

2.37 ± 0.85

< 0.0001

Range

(0.90-4.50)

(0.60-5.90)

 
  1. The Student’s t-test and the χ2 test were used to compare the values of the controls and the CAD patients.