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. 2011 Aug 31;6(8):e24232. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024232

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of coronary tortuosity.

Characteristic CT group(n = 395) NCT group(n = 615) p value
age(year) 64±10. 3 64±10. 7 0. 690
female gender 247 (62. 8) 218 (35. 4) <0. 001
hypertension 300 (75. 9) 423 (68. 8) 0. 014
diabetes mellitus 71 (18. 0) 141 (22. 9) 0. 059
hyperlipidemia 68 (17. 2) 130 (21. 1) 0. 125
cigarette smoking 72 (18. 2) 225 (36. 6) <0. 001
chronic heart failure 64 (16. 2) 106 (17. 2) 0. 668
CAD 196 (49. 6) 373 (60. 7) 0. 001