Table 1 Comparison of baseline data in different TG/HDL-C ratio groups
From: TG/HDL-C ratio predicts in-hospital mortality in patients with acute type A aortic dissection
Variable | TG/HDL-C ratio (mmol/L)(tertile) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (< 1.18) N = 121 | T2 (1.18–1.70) N = 120 | T3 (> 1.70) N = 120 | ||
Age (years) | 49.5 ± 6.2 | 49.4 ± 6.3 | 51.7 ± 8.4 | 0.020 |
Female n, (%) | 25 (20.7) | 22 (18.3) | 26 (21.7) | 0.805 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.0 ± 3.2 | 24.8 ± 3.4 | 25.3 ± 4.3 | 0.019 |
Physical examination | ||||
 SBP | 150.4 ± 27.3 | 146.9 ± 28.5 | 149.2 ± 24.9 | 0.596 |
 DBP | 77.7 ± 15.6 | 77.8 ± 16.8 | 74.5 ± 18.5 | 0.240 |
 Heart rate | 85.1 ± 15.3 | 80.6 ± 15.3 | 83.0 ± 16.4 | 0.083 |
Smoker n, (%) | 63 (52.1) | 75 (62.5) | 67 (55.8) | 0.254 |
Drinker n, (%) | 57 (47.1) | 66 (55.0) | 64 (53.3) | 0.433 |
Medical history | ||||
 Diabetes mellitusn, (%) | 16 (13.2) | 16 (13.3) | 17(14.2) | 0.973 |
 Hypertensionn, (%) | 111 (91.7) | 112 (93.3) | 104 (86.7) | 0.182 |
 Atherosclerosisn, (%) | 2 (1.7) | 2 (1.7) | 4 (3.3) | 0.596 |
 Marfan's syndrome n, (%) | 3(2.5) | 3 (2.5) | 1 (0.8) | 0.556 |
Imaging examination | ||||
 Aortic insufficiency n, (%) | 15 (12.4) | 23 (19.2) | 25 (20.8) | 0.188 |
 LVEF (%) | 65 (58,70) | 64 (56,68) | 64 (58,69) | 0.407* |
Laboratory results | ||||
 WBC (× 109/L) | 9.09 ± 3.07 | 9.34 ± 3.02 | 11.05 ± 4.04 |  < 0.001 |
 PLT (× 109 /L) | 152 (125, 196) | 154 (124, 199) | 162 (128, 191) | 0.945* |
 Hb (g/L) | 125.17 ± 16.18 | 125.47 ± 21.11 | 126.40 ± 20.25 | 0.875 |
 Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 6.0 (5.2, 7.7) | 6.5 (5.4, 7.7) | 6.1 (5.4, 7.9) | 0.623* |
 Cr (mmol/L) | 91 (69, 133) | 86 (74, 127) | 96 (71, 130) | 0.805* |
 BUN (mmol/L) | 6.5 (4.8, 8.7) | 6.2 (4.8, 8.7) | 6.4 (4.8, 8.9) | 0.948* |
 TG (mmol/L) | 1.36 ± 0.57 | 1.63 ± 0.54 | 2.17 ± 0.92 |  < 0.001 |
 HDL-c (mmol/L) | 1.70 ± 0.92 | 1.08 ± 0.37 | 0.89 ± 0.29 |  < 0.001 |
Operation time (min) | 308 (274, 340) | 295 (250, 350) | 310 (270, 385) | 0.028* |
CPB time (min) | 160 (135, 189) | 140 (129, 183) | 154 (133, 224) | 0.056* |
Aortic clamping time (min) | 72 (54, 105) | 65 (49, 91) | 78 (62, 98) | 0.051* |
ICU stay (day) | 7 (4, 10) | 8 (5, 14) | 8 (5, 13) | 0.022* |
Hospital stay (day) | 23 (17, 34) | 21 (16, 30) | 22 (17, 32) | 0.521* |
Complications | ||||
 Liver insufficiency | 23 (19.0) | 13 (10.8) | 33 (27.5) | 0.005 |
 Cardiac tamponed | 1 ( 0.8) | 7 ( 5.9) | 6 ( 5.0) | 0.098 |
 Acute kidney injury | 28 (23.1) | 29 (24.2) | 32 (26.7) | 0.808 |
Death in hospital | 6 (5.0) | 28 (23.3) | 48 (40.0) |  < 0.001 |