Table 1 Demographic data of our studied population:
From: Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in Egyptian patients younger than 40 years
Demographic data | Total (n = 246) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 26.5 ± 12.73 |
Range | 2–40 | |
Gender | Males | 140 (56.9%) |
Females | 106 (43.1%) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | Mean ± SD | 24.17 ± 1.8 |
Range | 19.5–26.7 | |
Socioeconomic status | ||
High | No. (%) | 31 (12.6%) |
Moderate | 170 (69.1%) | |
Low | 45 (18.3%) | |
Residency | ||
Urban areas | No. (%) | 138 (56%) |
Rural areas | 108 (43.5%) | |
FH OF CAD | ||
HTN | HTN | 20 (8%) |
DM | DM | 8 (3.2%) |
Smoker | Smoker | 10 (4%) |
Addiction | Addiction | 1 (0.4%) |
Consanguinity | No. (%) | 100 (40.7%) |
Positive family history of SCD | No. (%) | 202 (82.1%) |