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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics in study subjects

From: Chewing areca nut increases the risk of coronary artery disease in taiwanese men: a case-control study

Parameter

Healthy control

Obstructive CAD

pvaluea

Total

720

293

 

Age (yrs)

     

   ≤ 40

30

(4.2)

10

(3.4)

0.063

   41-60

321

(44.6)

109

(37.2)

 

   > 60

369

(51.2)

174

(59.4)

 

Educational levels

    

< 0.001

   < High school

131

(18.2)

89

(30.4)

 

   High school

312

(43.3)

123

(42.0)

 

   > High school

277

(38.5)

81

(27.6)

 

BMI

    

< 0.001

   ≤ 18.5

19

(2.6)

5

(1.7)

 

   18.5-27

591

(82.1)

197

(67.2)

 

   > 27

110

(15.3)

91

(31.1)

 

DM

    

< 0.001

   No

638

(88.6)

178

(60.8)

 

   Yes

82

(11.4)

115

(39.2)

 

HTN

    

< 0.001

   No

576

(80.0)

74

(25.3)

 

   Yes

144

(20.0)

219

(74.7)

 

Dyslipidemia

    

< 0.001

   No

610

(84.7)

89

(30.4)

 

   Yes

110

(15.3)

204

(69.6)

 

Cigarette smoking (pack-years)

    

< 0.001

   Never user

414

(57.5)

76

(25.9)

 

   User

306

(42.5)

217

(74.1)

 

   1-20

133

(18.5)

63

(21.5)

 

   > 20

173

(24.0)

154

(52.6)

 

Alcohol consumption (drink-years)

    

0.078

   Never user

518

(71.9)

191

(65.2)

 

   User

202

(28.1)

102

(34.8)

 

   1-20

100

(13.9)

46

(15.7)

 

   > 20

102

(14.2)

56

(19.1)

 

Areca nut chewing (pack-years)

    

< 0.001

   Never user

663

(92.1)

205

(70.0)

 

   User

57

(7.9)

88

(30.0)

 

   1-20

34

(4.7)

30

(10.2)

 

   > 20

23

(3.2)

58

(19.8)

 
  1. BMI, body mass index; CAD, coronary artery disease; CI, confidence interval; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension;
  2. aChi-Square test or Fisher's exact test when appropriate