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. 2011 Jun 22;6(6):e21174. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021174

Table 2. Univariate predictors of the presence of coronary artery collaterals.

Variable Estimate (x104) p value
Angiogenic and angiostatic factors
Angiogenic
CXCL1 +0.022 0.428
CXCL3 +2.895 0.056
CXCL5 +0.406 0.041
CXCL8 +1.154 0.277
CXCL12 +0.579 0.169
CCL2 +5.445 0.246
VEGF* −0.385 0.604
bFGF† +0.346 0.100
Angiostatic
CXCL9 +0.014 0.722
CXCL10 +0.137 0.618
CXCL11 −1.350 0.027
IFN-γ −3.858 0.013
Clinical factors
Hypertension −2.275 0.006
Diabetes −1.017 0.053
Current tobacco use −0.418 0.431
Family history of coronary artery disease −0.214 0.666
Hyperlipidemia +2.087 0.032
Prior angina pectoris −0.566 0.259
Peripheral vascular disease +0.088 0.891
Congestive heart failure −0.522 0.586
History of cardiac arrhythmias −0.200 0.797
Prior myocardial infarction +0.727 0.165
Prior stroke −1.203 0.187
Prior percutaneous coronary intervention −0.841 0.120
Prior coronary artery bypass surgery −1.734 0.006
Presence of an occluded artery +4.302 <0.0001
Number of diseased vessels −0.003 0.990

*VEGF =  vascular endothelial growth factor, †bFGF =  basic fibroblast growth factor, IFN =  interferon.