Table 1 Characteristics of Patients with CHD and Controls: MONICA Study

n

527

527

Age, μ (SD)

56.4 (7.1)

56.3 (7.0)

Males (%)

88.4

88.4

School education 9 years or less (%)

66.2

58.8

Average alcohol consumption per day (g) μ (SD)

17.8 (21.7)

26.5 (28.6)

Teetotalers (%)

29.1

19.9

Smoking status (%):

   current smoker

14.6

23.9

   ex-smoker

67.6

35.5

   never smoker

21.8

40.6

Body mass index (kg/m²), μ (SD)

28.4 (3.7)

28.3 (4.0)

History of high blood pressure (%)

54.8

30.7

History of diabetes mellitus (%)

15.8

7.0

Total cholesterol, mg/dl μ (SD)

224.3 (44.4)

240.6 (47.0)

HDL cholesterol, mg/dl μ (SD)

46.9 (14.3)

48.7 (14.3)

CRP, mg/L *

2.1

1.5