Table 1a: Risk factors in groups A & B.
| Risk factor | Group A | Group B | p value |
| Smoking | 54.5% | 42.5% | 0.267 |
| Diabetes | 75.8% | 79.8% | 0.667 |
| Hypertension | 87.9% | 83.1% | 0.542 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 93.9% | 89.8% | 0.508 |
| FxHx of CAD | 18.2% | 18.2% | 0.410 |
| Markers of atherosclerosis/factors promoting atherosclerosis | |||
| Prior MI before CABG | 19 (57.6%) | 22 (37.3%) | 0.061 |
| CVA | 3 (9.1%) | 4 (6.8%) | 0.692 |
| CKD | 3 (9.1%) | 9 (15.3%) | 0.405 |
| Dialysis | 2 (6.1%) | 2 (3.4%) | 0.552 |
| PAD | 3 (9.1%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0.097 |
| Previous PCI before CABG | 6 (18.2%) | 8 (13.6%) | 0.559 |
| Previous PCI after CABG | 12 (36.4%) | 19 (32.2%) | 0.689 |
FxHx: Family History; CAD: Coronary Artery Disease; CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft; CVA: Cerebro Vascular Accident; CKD: Chronic Kidney disease (defined as Serum Creatinine ≥ 130μmol/L); PAD: Peripheral Arterial Disease; PCI: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.