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Table 1 Non-smokers patients' and controls' characteristics, by group of study

From: The association between secondhand smoke and the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes, among non-smokers, under the presence of several cardiovascular risk factors: The CARDIO2000 case-control study

Group of study

ACS patients (n = 848)

Controls (n = 1078)

 

Non-smokers exposed to passive smoking

 

Yes

No

Yes

No

Number of individuals

297 (35%)

551 (65%)

259 (24%)

819 (76%)

Age

60 ± 10

61 ± 10

60 ± 10

61 ± 9

Hypertension

137 (46%)

242 (44%)

65 (25%)

213 (26%)

Hypercholesterolemia

190 (64%)

342 (62%)

85 (33%)

254 (31%)

Diabetes mellitus

74 (25%)

143 (26%)

18 (7%)

49 (6%)

Family history of CHD

134 (45%)

265 (48%)

44 (17%)

123 (15%)

Physical inactivity

199 (67%)

336 (61%)

148 (57%)

401 (49%)

Obesity

190 (64%)

336 (61%)

96 (37%)

311 (38%)

Years of education

9 ± 3

11 ± 3 *

11 ± 2

13 ± 3 *

Depression

71 (24%)

127 (23%)

44 (17%)

156 (19%)

Income (#,000 US$)

7.25± 1.1

7.12± 2.0

8.23± 1.4

8.57± 2.1

  1. * P-value < 0.05, comparisons between, subjects who were exposed to passive smoking vs. subjects who were not exposed to passive smoking, by group of study