Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the patients with and without mitral annular calcification

	MAC (n=100)	No MAC (n=121)	p Value
Age (years) (mean (SD))	59 (7)	56 (8)	0.22
Male sex	64 (64)	88 (73)	0.16
Diabetes mellitus	34 (34)	30 (25)	0.13
Hypertension	42 (42)	58 (48)	0.38
Hyperlipidaemia	37 (37)	54 (45)	0.25
Smoking	18 (18)	31 (26)	0.17
CRF	9 (9)	6 (5)	0.23
CABG	39 (39)	42 (35)	0.51
PCI	26 (26)	49 (40)	0.024
Chest pain	79 (79)	86 (71)	0.18

Values are n (%) unless specified.

CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CRF, chronic renal failure; MAC, mitral annular calcification; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.