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Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline

From: Time trends of chest pain symptoms and health related quality of life in coronary artery disease

Patients included (n)

253

Age (years)

60.1 ± 7.5

BMI (kg/m2)

28 ± 4.2

Waist/hip ratio

0.95 ± 0.07

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

139 ± 20

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

84 ± 9

Duration of CAD (years)

6.0 ± 5.6

Total lipoprotein cholesterol

6.4 ± 1.1

Triglycerides

2.1 ± 1.1

High density lipoprotein cholesterol

1.2 ± 0.3

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol

4.2 ± 1.0

Men/Women

197 (78%)/56 (22%)

Family history of CAD

97 (38%)

Diabetes mellitus

37 (15%)

Hypertension

67 (26%)

Smoking

 

   Non smoker

107 (42%)

   Ex-smoker

85 (34%)

   Current smoker

61 (24%)

History of myocardial infarction

167 (66%)

History of coronary artery bypass grafting

95 (38%)

History of PCI

29 (11%)

History of peripheral arterial disease

5 (2%)

History of cerebrovascular lesions

3 (1%)

Use of Acetyl salicylic acid

205 (81%)

Use of β-blockers

165 (65%)

Use of Lipid lowering drugs

49 (19%)

Other co-morbidity*

71 (28%)

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD or n (%); BMI, Body Mass Index; CAD, Coronary Artery Disease; PCI, Percutaneus Coronary Intervention; *For example locomotive, gastro intestinal, pulmonary, depression, renal calculi and prostate disorders