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Table 3 Frequency of coronary risk factors in patients with and without CAD

From: Myocardial strain analysis as a non-invasive screening test in the diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease

Risk factors

Significant CAD

Normal coronary arteries

P-value

DM

16 (17.97%)

6 (6.74%)

0.052

HTN

34 (38.2%)

12 (13.48%)

0.002

DLP

24 (26.96%)

10 (11.23%)

0.02

FH

17 (19.1%)

4 (4.49%)

0.007

smoking

15 (16.85%)

5 (5.61%)

0.041

  1. Data are expressed as No (%)
  2. Abbreviations: CAD coronary artery disease, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, DLP dyslipidemia, FH family history of premature CAD