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Table 2 Predictors of Aortic Valve calcification on univariate analysis

From: Additional value of associating aortic valve calcification to coronary calcium as a gatekeeper for coronary tomography angiography

Predictors of AoVC: univariate analysis

AoVC ≥1

AoVC >61

AoVC >454

AoVC ≥1

AoVC =0

p

AoVC >61

AoVC ≤61

p

AoVC >450

AoVC ≤454

p

Male gender

44 %

40.7 %

0.697

36 %

46.2 %

0.233

38.5 %

43.3 %

0.738

Dyslipidemia

70.4 %

84.9 %

0.054

69.4 %

62.7 %

0.423

75 %

64 %

0.445

Diabetes

26.5 %

18.9 %

0.292

22.4 %

24.5 %

0.781

16.7 %

24.5 %

0.543

Smoking

12.2 %

20.8 %

0.165

8.2 %

18.6 %

0.094

8.3 %

15.8 %

0.488

Family history

3.2 %

5.9 %

0.437

0 %

6.3 %

0.074

0 %

4.5 %

0.452

SBP (mmHg)

149 ± 23

137 ± 23

0.003

148 ± 24

143 ± 23

0.248

155 ± 23

144 ± 24

0.105

DBP (mmHg)

76 ± 13

80 ± 12

0.061

75 ± 12

78 ± 13

0.111

75 ± 14

77 ± 13

0.499

PP (mmHg)

73 ± 22

58 ± 19

<0.001

73 ± 21

65 ± 23

0.032

80 ± 26

67 ± 22

0.036

Age (years)

66 ± 10

54 ± 12

<0.001

71 ± 8

58 ± 12

<0.001

74 ± 6

61 ± 12

<0.001

Framingham

15 ± 11

11 ± 11

0.003

14 ± 11

13 ± 11

0.231

17 ± 12

13 ± 11

0.127

SCORE

3.1 ± 2.6

2.0 ± 2.2

0.001

3.2 ± 2.0

2.5 ± 2.7

<0.001

4.1 ± 2.0

2.6 ± 2.6

0.002

GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

86 ± 24

88 ± 20

0.560

83 ± 21

89 ± 23

0.131

78 ± 18

83 ± 23

0.176

CAC

302 ± 745

96 ± 233

<0.001

490 ± 994

102 ± 229

<0.001

1014 ± 1571

156 ± 383

0.001

Calcified plaque

72.3 %

40.7 %

<0.001

82 %

51.5 %

<0.001

92.3 %

58.6 %

0.017

Coronary Ather.

72.7 %

40.7 %

<0.001

72.7 %

40.7 %

<0.001

69.2 %

47.9 %

0.140

Obstructive CAD

29 %

9.3 %

0.005

44 %

11.5 %

<0.001

53.8 %

19.1 %

0.004

Number of vessels with obstructive CAD

0: 94.4 %

0: 78 %

0.031

0: 68 %

0: 91.3 %

0.001

0: 61.5 %

0: 85.8 %

0.007

1: 3.7 %

1: 155

 

1: 22 %

1: 5.8 %

 

1: 15.4 %

1: 10.6 %

>1: 1.9 %

>1: 7 %

 

>1: 10 %

>1: 2.9 %

 

>1: 23.1 %

>1: 3.5 %

  1. AoVC aortic valve calcification; Ather atheroslcerosis; CAC coronary artery calcium; CAD coronary artery disease; DBP diastolic blood pressure; Family history Family history of coronary artery disease; GFR glomerular filtration rate; p significance level; PP pulse pressure; SBP systolic blood pressure