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Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Information on Patients With AMI and Controls

	AMI Patients (n = 112)		Controls (n = 187)		P(χ² test)
	No.	%	No.	%	P(χ² test)
Age (yr)
Mean ± SD	42.5 ± 4.2		39.7 ± 4.7		<.001
Range	29-52		26-52
Origin
Asia-Africa	36	32.1	104	55.6
Europe-America	72	64.3	82	43.9	<.002
Unknown	4	5.3	1	0.6
Smoking
Never	28	25.0	100	53.5
Past	18	16.1	26	13.9	.001
Present	62	55.4	45	24.1
Unknown	4	3.6	16	8.5
Hypertension^*
Yes	18	16.1	16	8.6	.05
No	93	83.0	168	89.8
Unknown	1	0.9	3	1.6
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	17	15.2	0	0	<.001
No	92	82.1	187	100
Unknown	3	2.7
Hypercholesterolemia^†
Yes	53	47.3	47	25.1
No	53	47.3	130	69.5	.001
Unknown	6	5.4	10	5.3

	AMI Patients (n = 112)		Controls (n = 187)		P(χ² test)
	No.	%	No.	%	P(χ² test)
Age (yr)
Mean ± SD	42.5 ± 4.2		39.7 ± 4.7		<.001
Range	29-52		26-52
Origin
Asia-Africa	36	32.1	104	55.6
Europe-America	72	64.3	82	43.9	<.002
Unknown	4	5.3	1	0.6
Smoking
Never	28	25.0	100	53.5
Past	18	16.1	26	13.9	.001
Present	62	55.4	45	24.1
Unknown	4	3.6	16	8.5
Hypertension^*
Yes	18	16.1	16	8.6	.05
No	93	83.0	168	89.8
Unknown	1	0.9	3	1.6
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	17	15.2	0	0	<.001
No	92	82.1	187	100
Unknown	3	2.7
Hypercholesterolemia^†
Yes	53	47.3	47	25.1
No	53	47.3	130	69.5	.001
Unknown	6	5.4	10	5.3

Systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg on admission.

Total serum cholesterol level >200 mg/dL on admission.