| Parameters | Controls (n = 162) | ACS (n = 122) | P |
| Age (m ± SD; years) | 44.75 ± 6.67 | 63.86 ± 10.06 | <10−3 |
| Sex ratio (M/W) | 1.45 | 1.71 | NS |
| Tobacco (%) | 30.4 | 58.2 | <10−3 |
| Alcohol (%) | 1.2 | 2.5 | NS |
| BMI (m ± SD; kg/m2) | 26.28 ± 3.54 | 26.61 ± 3.84 | NS |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 5.4 | 55.7 | <10−3 |
| Diabetes (%) | 9.2 | 50 | <10−3 |
| Hypertension (%) | 7.4 | 63.1 | <10−3 |