Table 1 Clinical and angiographic characteristics in CA and control patients as a function of the ACE I/D polymorphism.
| Â | CA (n = 113) | Controls (n = 226) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | II (n = 15) | ID (n = 52) | DD (n = 46) | II (n = 41) | ID (n = 92) | DD (n = 93) |
Age, years | 63 ± 13 | 64 ± 10 | 60 ± 13 | 64 ± 11 | 61 ± 11 | 62 ± 11 |
Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 28.4 ± 5 | 27.3 ± 4 | 27.6 ± 4 | 27.3 ± 4 | 27.8 ± 12 | 26.6 ± 4 |
Male gender, % | 93 | 92 | 87 | 73 | 83 | 81 |
Smoking, % | 80 | 77 | 80 | 63 | 76 | 67 |
Hypercholesterolemia, % | 87 | 79 | 80 | 88 | 71 | 75 |
Hypertension, % | 40 | 40 | 48 | 46 | 53 | 47 |
Diabetes, % | 13 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 |
Previous myocardial infarction, % | 73 | 67 | 67 | 56 | 59 | 44 |
History of aortic aneurysm, % | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Number of stenotic lesions, % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Non significant | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 7 |
- Single-vessel | 13 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 35 | 37 |
- Two-vessel | 60 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 31 |
- Three-vessel | 27 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Coronary aneurysm(s) location, % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Left Main | 0 | 4 | 13 | Â | Â | Â |
- Left Anterior Descending Artery | 60 | 52 | 50 | NA | NA | NA |
- Circumflex | 67 | 34 | 35 | NA | NA | NA |
- Right Coronary Artery | 67 | 74 | 72 | NA | NA | NA |
Number of vessel(s) with CA, % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- 1 | 33 | 56 | 52 | NA | NA | NA |
- 2 | 40 | 28 | 35 | NA | NA | NA |
- 3 | 27 | 16 | 13 | NA | NA | NA |
Type of aneurysm(s), % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Diffuse | 93 | 79 | 78 | NA | NA | NA |
- Focal | 7 | 21 | 22 | NA | NA | NA |