Table 3:

Predictors of moderate/severe elastic fibre loss (as determined by multiple regression analysis)

Variables	Odds ratio	P-value	95% CI
BAV insufficiency	9.3	<0.001	3.2	29.8
Proximal aorta maximum diametera (mm)	1.1	0.03	1.01	1.2
Age (years)	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1
Hypertension	1.4	0.6	0.5	4.1

BAV: bicuspid aortic valve; CI: confidence interval.

^aAs defined by preoperative computed tomography/magnetic resonance tomography.