Table 1 Patient Characteristics and predictors of severe thoracic aortic calcification
From: Predictive factors of thoracic aortic calcification in patients candidate for cardiac surgery
Predictor | TACS < 400 (n = 347) | TACS ≥ 400 (n = 209) | Univariate | Multivariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |||
Mean age, y | 55.7 ± 10.6 | 67.3 ± 7.1 | 1.17 (1.14–1.20) | < 0.001 | 1.17 (1.14–1.21) | < 0.001 |
Female | 131 (37.8) | 84 (40.2) | 0.90 (0.63–1.28) | 0.567 | - | - |
BMI, kg/m2 | 27.5 ± 4.4 | 27.9 ± 4.3 | 1.02 (0.98–1.06) | 0.298 | - | - |
Diabetes mellitus | 107 (30.8) | 85 (40.7) | 1.54 (1.07–2.20) | 0.018 | 1.70 (1.09–2.65) | 0.019 |
Hypertension | 155 (44.7) | 127 (60.8) | 1.92 (1.35–2.72) | < 0.001 | 1.31 (0.79–2.17) | 0.300 |
Dyslipidemia | 134 (38.6) | 104 (49.8) | 1.57 (1.11–2.23) | 0.010 | 1.27 (0.77–2.21) | 0.347 |
Family history of CAD | 103 (29.8) | 65 (31.4) | 1.08 (0.74–1.57) | 0.686 | - | - |
Opium Addiction | 39 (11.2) | 38(18.2) | 1.75 (1.08–2.85) | 0.023 | 1.87 (1.04–3.35) | 0.037 |
Current Smoking | 78 (22.5) | 55 (26.3) | 1.23 (0.83–1.83) | 0.305 | - | - |
Recent MI | 24 (6.9) | 9 (4.3) | 0.61 (0.28–1.33) | 0.211 | - | - |
LVEF, % | 47.4 ± 9.2 | 45.9 ± 9.5 | 0.98 (0.96-1.00) | 0.069 | 0.98 (0.96–1.01) | 0.124 |
PVD | 8 (2.3) | 16 (7.7) | 3.51 (1.48–8.36) | 0.005 | 2.86 (0.90–9.10) | 0.075 |
Previous CVA | 19 (5.5) | 18 (8.6) | 1.63 (0.83–3.18) | 0.154 | - | - |
Renal Failure | 36 (10.4) | 28 (13.4) | 1.33 (0.79–2.26) | 0.286 | - | - |
Valve surgery Indication | 33 (9.5) | 29 (13.9) | 1.53 (0.90–2.61) | 0.115 | - | - |