Psychosocial factors are preventive against coronary events in Japanese men with coronary artery disease: The Eastern Collaborative Group Study 7.7-year follow-up experience

Table 1 Characteristics of patients grouped by cardiac events

	Event (−) (138)	Event (+) (63)	p value
Age	59 ± 9	58 ± 10	ns
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	131 ± 33	138 ± 38	ns
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	153 ± 91	151 ± 112	ns
HDL cholesterol ( mg/dl)	38 ± 11	37 ± 9	ns
Body mass index (kg/m²)	23 ± 2	24 ± 2	ns
Diabetes mellitus (%)	22	19	ns
Hypertension (%)	41	51	ns
Smoking habits (%)	29	32	ns
Number of coronary artery branches involved	2 ± 1	2 ± 1	ns
JAS Type A score	−0.2 ± 8.8	−0.6 ± 8.0	ns
Factor S score	−4.3 ± 9.2	−3.6 ± 9.2	ns
Factor J score	−11.1 ± 7.8	−12.9 ± 9.0	ns
Factor H score	−2.0 ± 10.0	−0.2 ± 11.2	ns
JCBS Scale C score	0.24 ± 1.07	0.08 ± 1.07	ns

JAS = Jenkins Activity Survey, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, and JCBS = Japanese Coronary-Prone Behaviour Scale.
‘Event’ includes cardiac deaths and new onset of AMI or angina, PCI, and CABG.

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