Table 3.

Hs-CRP levels in the MAC and control group.

	MAC (+)		MAC (−)		P value
	n	Hs-CRP (mg/dL)	n	Hs-CRP (mg/dL)
All patients	100	2.02 ± 0.35	100	1.43 ± 0.47	<0.001
Females	64	2.05 ± 0.35	45	1.64 ± 0.39	<0.001
Males	36	1.97 ± 0.34	55	1.26 ± 0.47	<0.001
CAD (+)	37	2.10 ± 0.33	18	1.77 ± 0.30	0.001
CAD (−)	63	1.97 ± 0.35	82	1.36 ± 0.47	<0.001
HT (+)	42	1.97 ± 0.39	28	1.90 ± 0.34	0.47
HT (−)	58	2.06 ± 0.32	72	1.25 ± 0.39	<0.001

CAD (+): patients with coronary artery disease.

CAD (−): patients without coronary artery disease, Hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in mg/dL.

HT (+): patients with hypertension.

HT (−): patients without hypertension.

MAC (+): patients with mitral annular calcification.

MAC (−): patients without mitral annular calcification.