Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Cardiol. Jun 26, 2011; 3(6): 201-206
Published online Jun 26, 2011. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v3.i6.201
Table 1 Results of hematological investigations of the cases
InvestigationnMeanMedianMinimumMaximumSD
Lipid profile (mg/dL)
Total cholesterol276159.3152.06542448.47
Triglycerides268135.4115.53955680.0
HDL26736.536.013577.73
LDL25794.890.01931241.66
Glycosylated hemoglobin
HbA1c (%)6810.110.24.513.21.73
Blood sugar (mg/dL)
Fasting212112.698.06332243.46
Post-prandial208163.4141.06854769.75
Table 2 Presence of conventional risk factors among the newly diagnosed coronary heart disease patients in our study (n = 276)
Risk factorNo. for which value was availableProportion having the risk factor
Inadequate physical activity276266 (96.4)
Reduced HDL cholesterol267188 (70.4)
Raised waist circumference276157 (56.9)
Current smoker276154 (55.8)
Raised LDL cholesterol257101 (39.3)
Hypertension27692 (33.3)
Obesity127691 (33.0)
Raised triglyceride26880 (29.9)
Diabetes27650 (18.1)
Raised total cholesterol27644 (15.9)
Stress27638 (13.8)