Table 3.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis vs. those with symptomatic aortic stenosis.

	Asymptomatic aortic stenosis (n=19)	Symptomatic aortic stenosis (n=29)	p
Age	68 (49–79)	70 (62–78)	0.35
Males, n (%)	7 (37)	20 (69)	0.03
Smoking, n (%)	3 (16)	4 (14)	0.82
Hypertension, n (%)	13 (68)	24 (83)	0.25
Diabetes, n (%)	4 (21)	6 (21)	0.74
Coronary artery disease, n (%)	5 (26)	14 (48)	0.13
hs C-reactive protein [mg/l]	1.20 (0.92–2.49)	1.37 (0.61–2.31)	0.81
Total cholesterol [mmol/l]	4.84 (±1.30)	4.97 (±1.04)	0.69
LDL cholesterol [mmol/l]	2.85 (±1.02)	3.03 (±1.04)	0.56
HDL cholesterol [mmol/l]	1.57 (±0.29)	1.55 (±0.33)	0.82
Glucose [mmol/l]	5.65 (5.40–6.80)	5.50 (5.30–5.80)	0.36
Triglycerides [mmol/l]	0.93 (0.79–1.36)	1.11 (0.84–1.36)	0.80
Creatinine [μmol/l]	79 (74–86)	80 (76–94)	0.46
Alanine transaminase (ALT) [U/L]	22 (16–28)	25 (17–30)	0.55

hs – high sensitivity.