RISK FACTOR ≤ 45 years n = 968 [21.9%]
% Total
46 – 65 years
n = 2708 [61.3%] 
% Total
> 65 years n = 742 [16.8%]
% Total
  p value
Visceral Obesity 78 82 87 0.25
FH of Vascular Disease 83 74 61 0.019
Current / Former Smoker  79 60 35 <0.0001
Diabetes 30 48 59 0.001
Hypertension 22 46 68 <0.0001
BMI ≥ 30kg/m2* 17 16 14 0.71
ABNORMAL LIPID LEVELS % Total [mean ± SD] % Total [mean ± SD] % Total [mean ± SD]  
Total Cholesterol ≥ 4.5mmol/L* 82
[6.13 ± 1.24]
79
[5.96 ± 1.10]
72
[5.75  ± 0.90]
0.28
Triglycerides ≥ 1.7mmol/L* 62
[3.35 ± 2.01]
50
[3.05 ± 1.83]
38
[2.54  ± 0.92]
0.014
HDL Cholesterol Males <1.03 Females <1.29 mmol/L* 70
[0.82 ± 0.15]
67
[0.86 ± 0.18]
71
[0.88  ± 0.19]
0.60
LDL Cholesterol >2.5 mmol/L* 82
[3.99 ± 1.15]
82
[3.85  ± 0.91]
78
[3.74  ± 0.85]
0.63
Abbreviations: FH = Family History; BMI = Body Mass Index; HDL = High-Density Lipoprotein; LDL = Low Density Lipoprotein; * = Data missing for some patients
Table 3: Risk factors for Acute Coronary Syndromes in Different Age Groups.