Table 1 Patient characteristics
Characteristics | Data |
|---|---|
Patients (n) | 44 |
Sex (n) | |
Men | 24 (55%) |
Women | 20 (45%) |
Age (y) | 60 [53–66] |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28 ± 4 |
Previous clinically documented ASCVD* | |
Coronary revascularization† | 6 (14%) |
Myocardial infarction | 5 (11%) |
Stroke and transient ischemic attack | 2 (5%) |
Peripheral arterial disease | 2 (5%) |
Statin therapy (n) | 8 (18%) |
Acetylsalicylic acid treatment | 10 (23%) |
Systemic inflammatory disease | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 (2%) |
Ulcerous-hemorrhagic recto-colitis | 1 (2%) |
Cardiovascular risk factors (n) | |
Arterial hypertension | 13 (30%) |
Hypercholesterolemia | 12 (27%) |
Smoking (current or former) | 19 (43%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 4 (9%) |
Type of disease (n) | |
Head and neck tumors | 10 (23%) |
Melanoma | 10 (23%) |
Esophagus carcinoma | 6 (14%) |
Carotid endarterectomy | 5 (11%) |
Lung carcinoma | 2 (5%) |
B-cell lymphoma | 2 (5%) |
Ovarian cancer | 2 (5%) |
Pancreatic cancer | 2 (5%) |
Stomach cancer | 2 (5%) |
Leiomyosarcoma | 1 (2%) |
Breast cancer | 1 (2%) |
Glioma | 1 (2%) |