Potential influencing factors of aortic diameter at specific segments in population with cardiovascular risk

Table 3 Correlation between the aortic diameters of annulus, sinuses of Valsalva, sinotubular junction and risk factors by univariate regression analysis

Variables	Annulus		Sinuses of Valsalva		Sinotubular junction
Variables	Coefficient ρ	P values	Coefficient ρ	P values	Coefficient ρ	P values
Sex	1.487	0.000	3.257	0.000	2.054	0.000
Age, year	− 0.031	0.000	− 0.002	0.900	− 0.024	0.050
BSA	4.340	0.000	8.596	0.000	5.707	0.000
Smoking	1.115	0.000	2.033	0.000	1.279	0.000
Drinking	0.601	0.002	1.549	0.000	0.754	0.019
SBP	− 0.001	0.841	0.014	0.038	0.005	0.361
DBP	0.011	0.049	0.032	0.009	0.027	0.004
Hypertension	− 0.254	0.124	0.087	0.808	0.075	0.788
DM	− 0.471	0.010	− 0.740	0.063	− 0.364	0.248
CAD	0.146	0.357	− 0.067	0.833	− 0.407	0.189
Hyperlipidaemia	− 0.168	0.614	− 0.152	0.833	− 0.370	0.510
Triglyceride, mmol/L	0.032	0.607	− 0.069	0.610	0.086	0.410
TC, mmol/L	0.020	0.780	− 0.171	0.259	− 0.205	0.081
HDL-C, mmol/L	− 0.146	0.632	− 0.222	0.736	0.109	0.832
LDL-C, mmol/L	0.001	0.987	− 0.165	0.399	− 0.230	0.131
Lipoprotein (a)	− 0.001	0.084	− 0.001	0.324	− 0.001	0.269
COPD	–	–	1.555	0.084	–	–
Arteriosclerosis	− 0.274	0.094	–	–	–	–
RBC	0.319	0.002	0.461	0.036	0.340	0.047
Hemoglobin	0.030	0.000	0.065	0.000	0.043	0.000
Statin agent	− 0.141	0.435	− 0.100	0.797	− 0.388	0.201
Hypoglycemic agent	− 0.784	0.001	− 1.551	0.002	− 0.915	0.017
Anti-hypertension agent	− 0.159	0.311	0.294	0.387	0.243	0.357

Statistical differences: P < 0.05; only baseline variables and other interested variables that showed a univariate relationship with aortic diameter with P < 0.1 were displayed in the table
BSA body surface area, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CAD coronary artery disease, DM diabetes mellitus, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, RBC red blood cell
– Not applicable

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