Table 5 Medical history of the studied populations and comparison variables between subgroups
From: Cardiovascular risk and the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based and case‒control studies
Medical history | Group I N = 691 | Group II N = 816 | P | Group III N = 126 | Control group IV N = 126 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ever smoked cigarettes | 395 (57.6) | 468 (57.6) | 0.995 | 66 (52.4) | 82 (65.1) | 0.041 |
Currently smoking | 132 (19.3) | 154 (19.1) | 0.905 | 8 (6.3) | 17 (13.5) | 0.058 |
History of ischemic heart disease | 21 (3.0) | 35 (4.3) | 0.199 | 7 (5.6) | 7 (5.6) | 1.000 |
History of heart failure | 9 (1.3) | 14 (1.7) | 0.513 | 2 (1.6) | 2 (1.6) | 1.000 |
History of stroke | 7 (1.0) | 9 (1.1) | 0.863 | 3 (2.4) | 3 (2.4) | 1.000 |
History of peripheral artery disease | 6 (0.9) | 11 (1.3) | 0.378 | 3 (2.4) | 3 (2.4) | 1.000 |
History of atrial fibrillation | 18 (2.6) | 40 (4.9) | 0.021 | 7 (5.6) | 5 (4.0) | 0.554 |
History of hypertension | 196 (28.4) | 237 (29.1) | 0.760 | 62 (49.2) | 62 (49.2) | 1.000 |
Well-controlled BP in patients diagnosed with hypertension* | 50 (25.5) | 80 (33.8) | 0.077 | 20 (32.3) | 20 (32.3) | 1.000 |
Undiagnosed hypertension | 96 (13.9) | 94 (11.5) | 0.172 | 12 (9.5) | 19 (15.1) | 0.179 |
History of hypercholesterolemia | 194 (28.1) | 308 (37.8) | < 0.001 | 64 (50.8) | 53 (42.1) | 0.165 |
Well-controlled lipid profile in patients with diagnosed hypercholesterolemia† | 16 (8.2) | 45 (14.6) | 0.002 | 11 (17.1) | 3 (5.7) | 0.027 |
Undiagnosed hypercholesterolemia‡ | 382 (55.3) | 362 (44.4) | < 0.001 | 54 (42.9) | 64 (50.8) | 0.207 |
History of triglyceridemia | 104 (15.1) | 156 (19.1) | 0.036 | 38 (30.2) | 32 (25.4) | 0.399 |
Well-controlled triglyceridemia in patients with diagnosed triglyceridemia§ | 62 (59.6) | 97 (62.2) | 0.065 | 23 (18.4) | 18 (14.3) | 0.378 |
Undiagnosed triglyceridemiae | 86 (12.4) | 108 (13.3) | 0.642 | 19 (15.1) | 21 (16.7) | 0.730 |
History of diabetes | 43 (6.2) | 54 (6.6) | 0.756 | 8 (6.5) | 18 (14.3) | 0.617 |
Well controlled glucose in patients diagnosed with diabetes || | 29 (67.4) | 34 (63.0) | 0.977 | 3 (57.5) | 14 (77.8) | 0.006 |
Undiagnosed diabetes ** | 45 (6.5) | 48 (5.9) | 0.617 | 12 (9.6) | 25 (19.8) | 0.022 |
Antihypertensive drugs | 206 (29.8) | 239 (29.3) | 0.825 | 56 (44.4) | 66 (52.4) | 0.207 |
Anticholesterol drugs | 95 (13.7) | 122 (15.0) | 0.508 | 30 (23.8) | 34 (27.0) | 0.563 |
Antidiabetic drugs | 44 (6.4) | 62 (7.6) | 0.352 | 9 (7.1) | 17 (13.5) | 0.098 |