Vascular risk factors in study population
| Variable | CD patients (%) n=136 | Non-chagasic patients (%) n=239 | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 56 | 57.4 | |
| Sex, male | 47 | 56.48 | |
| Hypertension | 51.47 | 70.29 | 0.0004 |
| Clinical cardiopathy | 45.59 | 24.69 | 0.0005 |
| congestive heart failure | 31.62 | ||
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 23.53 | ||
| pacemaker | 10.29 | ||
| atrial fibrillation | 11 | ||
| AV block | 2.20 | ||
| ischaemic heart disease | 4.41 | ||
| valvular heart disease | 2.94 | ||
| Smoking | 30.88 | 53.98 | 0.0002 |
| ex smoker | 15.44 | ||
| Hyperlipidaemia | 27.94 | 30.95 | n.s |
| Previous stroke | 22 | 13.81 | 0.055 |
| Diabetes | 6.62 | 15.9 | 0.0143 |
| Peripheral embolic disease | 2.20 |