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Table 4 Correlation between the aortic diameters of aortic arch and risk factors by univariate regression analysis

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

Variables

Proximal arch

Mid arch

Distal arch

Coefficient ρ

P values

Coefficient ρ

P values

Coefficient ρ

P values

Sex

0.940

0.000

1.092

0.000

0.927

0.000

Age, year

0.006

0.592

0.004

0.718

0.012

0.152

BSA

2.816

0.000

2.796

0.000

1.860

0.002

Smoking

0.800

0.001

0.631

0.006

0.457

0.015

Alcohol

0.714

0.015

0.359

0.191

0.520

0.021

SBP

0.013

0.007

0.007

0.118

0.010

0.010

DBP

0.030

0.000

0.037

0.000

0.033

0.000

Hypertension

0.771

0.002

0.605

0.010

0.373

0.055

DM

 − 0.391

0.165

 − 0.571

0.029

 − 0.845

0.000

CAD

 − 0.750

0.002

 − 0.701

0.002

 − 0.357

0.056

Hyperlipidaemia

0.591

0.247

 − 0.057

0.905

0.134

0.733

Triglyceride

 − 0.041

0.662

 − 0.008

0.928

 − 0.117

0.109

TC, mmol/L

 − 0.028

0.792

 − 0.134

0.179

 − 0.042

0.615

HDL-C, mmol/L

 − 0.271

0.560

0.115

0.790

0.268

0.455

LDL-C, mmol/L

0.045

0.747

 − 0.232

0.071

 − 0.030

0.779

Lipoprotein (a)

0.000

0.445

 − 0.001

0.161

0.000

0.692

Cerebral infarction

0.405

0.072

Carotid atherosclerosis

0.339

0.075

RBC

0.421

0.007

0.407

0.005

0.288

0.016

Hemoglobin

0.029

0.000

0.027

0.000

0.017

0.004

Statin agent

 − 0.502

0.069

 − 0.392

0.128

 − 0.056

0.793

Hypoglycemic agent

 − 1.044

0.003

 − 1.123

0.001

 − 1.391

0.000

Anti-hypertension agent

0.576

0.016

0.447

0.046

0.328

0.076

  1. 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
  2. BSA body surface area, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CAD coronary artery disease, DM diabetes mellitus, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CIMT carotid intima-media thickness, TC Total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, RBC red blood cell
  3. – Not applicable