Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the population study

Age (years)

59.2

62.9

0.001

Masculine gender (%)

78.9

44.4

0.0001

Diabetes (%)

27.1

44.4

0.002

Hypertension (%)

38.4

59.3

0.001

Hypercholesterolemia (%)

35

35.2

NS

Smoking (%)

47.8

26.9

0.0001

Optimal medical treatment (%)

53.4

41.7

NS

Prior myocardial infarction (%)

21.07

11.11

0.029

Prior coronary angioplasty (%)

53.7

20.4

0.0001

Prior coronary artery bypass grafting (%)

1

6.5

0.01

Left ventricular dysfunction (%)

13.79

11.11

NS