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Table 1 Comparison between the different studied groups according to different parameters

From: Relationship between epicardial fat volume measured by multi-detector computed tomography and coronary artery disease

 

Total (n = 120)

Negative CTA (n = 22)

Positive CTA (n = 98)

Test of Sig

p

Without previous intervention (n = 71)

Post-stent/CABG (n = 27)

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

Sex

 Male

83

69.2

10

45.5

47

66.2

26

96.3

χ2 = 15.412*

< 0.001*

 Female

37

30.8

12

54.5

24

33.8

1

3.7

  

Age (years)

 Min.–Max

28.0–73.0

28.0–59.0

40.0–72.0

50.0–73.0

F = 32.598*

< 0.001*

    

 Mean ± SD

56.47 ± 9.15

46.23 ± 7.44

57.07 ± 7.76

63.22 ± 6.24

      

 Median (IQR)

57.0 (50.0–63.0)

45.5 (42.0–50.0)

57.0 (52.0–63.0)

63.0 (58.5–69.5)

      

Sig. bet. grps

 

p1 < 0.001*, p2 < 0.001*,p3 = 0.001*

        

BMI (kg/m2)

 18.5–24.9

4

3.3

4

18.2

0

0.0

0

0.0

χ2 = 17.524*

MCp = 0.002*

 25–29.9

48

40.0

10

45.5

27

38.0

11

40.7

  

 30–34.9

59

49.2

8

36.4

35

49.3

16

59.3

  

 ≥ 35

9

7.5

0

0.0

9

12.7

0

0.0

  

Risk factors

 No risk factors

8

6.7

7

31.8

1

1.4

0

0.0

χ2 = 18.31*

MCp < 0.001*

 Smoking

30

25.0

5

22.7

22

31.0

3

11.1

χ2 = 4.195

0.123

 Dyslipidemia

72

60.0

12

54.5

47

66.2

13

48.1

χ2 = 2.989

0.224

 Physical inactivity

4

3.3

1

4.5

2

2.8

1

3.7

χ2 = 0.765

MCp = 0.810

 Hypertension

38

31.7

1

4.5

20

28.2

17

63.0

χ2 = 20.10*

< 0.001*

 Diabetes mellitus

19

15.8

1

4.5

12

16.9

6

22.2

χ2 = 2.989

MCp = 0.219

Family history of cardiac disease

64

53.3

11

50.0

38

53.5

15

55.6

χ2 = 0.153

0.926

  1. IQR: Interquartile range; SD: Standard deviation; χ2: Chi-square test; MC: Monte Carlo; F: F for ANOVA test, Pairwise comparison bet. each 2 groups was done using Post Hoc Test (Tukey); p: p value for comparing between the studied groups; p1: p value for comparing between negative CTA cases and positive CTA cases; p2: p value for comparing between negative CTA cases and positive CTA without previous intervention; p3: p value for comparing between positive CTA cases without previous intervention and post-stent/CABG