Table 1 Demographics, Clinical findings and Biochemical Data among FH patients.
Variables (n = 164) | Â |
|---|---|
A) Demographic characteristics | Â |
Age (year) * | 44.6(12.0) |
Sex n (%) | Â |
Female | 81(52.6) |
Male | 73(47.4) |
Ethnicity n (%) | Â |
Malays | 152(98.7) |
Non-Malays | 2(1.3) |
Smoking n (%) | Â |
Current | 36(23.4) |
Ex-smokers | 21(13.6) |
Non-smokers | 97(63.0) |
Alcohol consumption n (%) | 1(0.6) |
B)Medical history | Â |
CVD n (%) | 105(68.2) |
Age of onset of CVD(years)* | 41.5(7.6) |
Hypertension n (%) | 34(22.1) |
Stroke n (%) | 4(2.6) |
On LLT n (%) | 126(81.2) |
Family history of PCVD n (%) | 89(57.8) |
Family history of hyperlipidemia n (%) | 90(58.4) |
Family history of tendon xanthoma n(%) | 48(31.2) |
C) Medical examination | Â |
SBP (mmHg) * | 127.1(15.9) |
DBP (mmHg)* | 77.7(10.9) |
BMI (kg/m2)* | 27.4(4.8) |
Tendon xanthomas n(%) | 63(40.9) |
Arcus n (%) | 77(50.0) |
Xanthelasma n (%) | 39(25.3) |
D) Lipid profile parameters | Â |
TC(mmol/l)* | 7.9(1.0) |
TG (mmol/l)* | 1.9(0.8) |
HDL-C (mmol/l)* | 1.3(0.3) |
LDL-C (mmol/l)* | 5.0 (0.9) |
TC/HDL-C ratio * | 6.6(2.3) |