Table 1 Prevalence of main conventional risk factors in cases and controls.
From: Role of TGF-β1 haplotypes in the occurrence of myocardial infarction in young Italian patients
Risk factors | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | Total N (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking | Yes | 148 (79.1) | 74 (59.7) | 222 (71.4) | < 10-4 |
No | 39 (20. 9) | 50(40.3) | 89 (28.6) | ||
CAD familiarity | Yes | 119 (62.3) | 20 (20.2) | 139 (47.9) | < 10-4 |
No | 72 (37.7) | 79 (79.8) | 151 (52.1) | ||
Hypertension | Yes | 64 (33.9) | 15 (16.3) | 79 (28.1) | 0.002 |
No | 125 (66.1) | 77 (83.7) | 202 (71.9) | ||
Hypercolesterolemia | Yes | 107 (54.9) | 41 (35.7) | 148 (47.7) | 0.001 |
No | 88 (45.1) | 74 (64.3) | 162 (52.3) |