Table 4.
Correlation analysis of aortic valve calcification and Agatston score with various factors.
| Item | Aortic valve calcification | Agatston score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation coefficient | p | Correlation coefficient | p | |
| Sex | 0.086 | 0.066 | 0.091 | 0.055 |
| Age | 0.313∗∗∗ | < 0.001 | 0.332∗∗∗ | < 0.001 |
| Height | 0.027 | 0.319 | 0.024 | 0.334 |
| Weight | −0.013 | 0.407 | −0.027 | 0.320 |
| BMI | −0.037 | 0.259 | −0.053 | 0.176 |
| BSA | 0.004 | 0.472 | −0.006 | 0.457 |
| Smoking | −0.040 | 0.240 | −0.051 | 0.185 |
| Drinking | 0.032 | 0.289 | 0.038 | 0.255 |
| Coronary heart disease | 0.102∗ | 0.036 | 0.110∗ | 0.027 |
| Hypertensive | 0.063 | 0.134 | 0.057 | 0.160 |
| Diabetes | 0.208∗∗∗ | < 0.001 | 0.210∗∗∗ | < 0.001 |
| SBP | −0.063 | 0.133 | −0.042 | 0.228 |
| DBP | −0.223∗∗∗ | < 0.001 | −0.220∗∗∗ | < 0.001 |
| Blood glucose | 0.126∗ | 0.013 | 0.111∗ | 0.025 |
| HbA1c | 0.159∗∗ | 0.003 | 0.154∗∗ | 0.003 |
| TC | 0.048 | 0.199 | 0.060 | 0.145 |
| TG | −0.064 | 0.131 | −0.060 | 0.145 |
| HDL | −0.084 | 0.068 | −0.075 | 0.094 |
| LDL | 0.070 | 0.108 | 0.078 | 0.086 |
| Cumulative LDL exposure | 0.257∗∗∗ | < 0.001 | 0.275∗∗∗ | < 0.001 |
| APOA1 | −0.112∗ | 0.024 | −0.093 | 0.051 |
| APOB | 0.078 | 0.084 | 0.087 | 0.064 |
| APOB/APOA1 | 0.139∗∗ | 0.007 | 0.135∗∗ | 0.009 |
| Non-HDL | 0.074 | 0.098 | 0.083 | 0.071 |
| Non-HDL/HDL | 0.114∗ | 0.022 | 0.112∗ | 0.024 |
| Residual cholesterol | 0.045 | 0.216 | 0.060 | 0.146 |
| AIP | −0.003 | 0.478 | −0.009 | 0.437 |
| Urea | 0.091 | 0.054 | 0.106∗ | 0.031 |
| Creatinine | 0.090 | 0.056 | 0.082 | 0.075 |
| UA | 0.063 | 0.133 | 0.050 | 0.188 |
| Cys-c | 0.242∗∗∗ | < 0.001 | 0.234∗∗∗ | < 0.001 |
| ALP | 0.033 | 0.283 | 0.025 | 0.332 |
| LDH | 0.114∗ | 0.022 | 0.107∗ | 0.030 |
| Potassium | 0.013 | 0.408 | 0.031 | 0.295 |
| Sodium | −0.101∗ | 0.038 | 0.099∗ | 0.041 |
| Chlorine | −0.130∗ | 0.011 | −0.138∗∗ | 0.008 |
| Calcium | −0.113∗ | 0.024 | −0.088 | 0.062 |
| WBC | 0.007 | 0.453 | −0.007 | 0.453 |
| NEUT% | 0.194∗∗∗ | < 0.001 | 0.218∗∗∗ | < 0.001 |
| LY% | −0.250∗∗∗ | < 0.001 | −0.268∗∗∗ | < 0.001 |
| NLR | 0.241∗∗∗ | < 0.001 | 0.262∗∗∗ | < 0.001 |
| d-Dimer | 0.100∗ | 0.040 | 0.102∗ | 0.037 |
Abbreviations: AIP, atherogenic index of plasma; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; APOA1, Apolipoprotein A1; APOB, Apolipoprotein B; BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area; Cys-c, Cystatin C; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; LY%, lymphocyte percentage; NEUT%, neutrophil percentage; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; non-HDL, non–high-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; UA, uric acid; WBC, white blood cell.
∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001: statistically significant difference.