Table 1: Demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters.

Parameters

Patients (70)

Control (20)

p value

Age (years)

31.25 ± 5.3

32.35 ± 3.29

0.4

Gender

M

22 (62.0%)

13 (65%)

NS

F

13 (37%)

7 (35%)

body mass index (BMI)(kg\m2)

24 ± 2.3

25 ± 1.8

0.1

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

178 ± 31.5

165 ± 27.7

0.13

Duration of the attacks (minutes)

170 ± 95

-

Frequency of the attacks/year

29 ± 15

-

LDL -C mg\dl

86.4 ± 22.3

79 ± 18.8

0.21

CRP

1.12 ± 0.44

0.84 ± 0.35

0.018

Triglycerides mg\dl

112.4 ± 16.9

104.8 ± 13.6

0.09

HDL (mg/dl)

45.6 ± 7.4

48.5 ± 5.2

0.12

Systolic (mmhg)

134 ± 25.5

123 ± 20.6

0.1

Diastolic (mmhg)

81.2 ± 12.6

75.6 ± 10.4

0.097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P value < 0.05 is significant and P value > 0.05 is non-significant.