Table 1

Basic clinical data


CHD patients (n = 93)
Control group (n = 49)
p

Age (years)(median, 25th percentile/75th percentile)
63, 57/69
64, 58/73
0,43
Men (%)
56,99
42,86
0,11
Hypertension (%)
79,78
10,20
0,0000
Diabetes (%)
37,08
0
-
Stable angina (%)
100
-

Smokers (%)
Current
Ex-smokers
Non-smokers
15,19
56,96
27,85
10,53
39,47
50,00
0,03




NYHA, median, interquartile range
0, 0–1
-
-
CCS, median, interquartile range
2, 2–3
-
-
EuroSCORE, median, interquartile range
3, 1–4
-
-
Medicines (%)
β-blockers
80,85
6
0,0000
Statins
82,98
0
-
Ca – blockers
18,08
4
0,45
Nitrates
55,32
2
0,0000
Diuretics
23,40
2
0,07
Spironolacton
6,38
0
-
Insulin
14,89
0
-
Oral anti-diabetics
22,34
0
-
ASA
91,49
0
-
Digoxin
0
0
-
ACE inhibitors
72,34
0
-

The results are shown as median, 25th percentile/75th percentile.

Hak et al. Immunity & Ageing 2007 4:3   doi:10.1186/1742-4933-4-3