Table 1.

Demographic data on patients with calcium deposits or no calcium deposits within a saphenous vein sample.

Patient characteristics	Non-calcified vein (n = 33)	Calcified vein (n = 12)	p
Age	60.5 ± 1.8	72.3 ± 2.9	0.001
Male sex	85(%)	75(%)	0.456
Caucasian	88(%)	100(%)	0.200
BMI	30.2 ± 1.5	26.4 ± 2.3	0.173
Smoking status
Current smoker	42.4(%)	16.7(%)	0.101
Former smoker	39.4(%)	33.3(%)	0.456
Non-smoker	9.1(%)	41.6(%)	0.018
Comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus	36.4(%)	58.3(%)	0.764
Hypertension	90.9(%)	91.7(%)	0.938
COPD	9.1(%)	16.7(%)	0.485
Hyperlipidemia	84.8(%)	66.7(%)	0.186
Chronic kidney disease	21.2(%)	58.3(%)	0.017
Medications
ARB	6.1(%)	25(%)	0.077
ACEi	60.6(%)	50(%)	0.268
Statins	87.9(%)	91.7(%)	0.700
Nitrates	18.2(%)	33.3(%)	0.290
Beta-blockade	87.9(%)	83.3(%)	0.302
CCA	18.2(%)	8.3(%)	0.432
ASA	90.9(%)	91.7(%)	0.486
Other antiplatelet	(%)	(%)
Insulin
Laboratory values
Total cholesterol	145.9±	164.3±	0.335
HDL	36.6±	35.11±	0.702
LDL	98.3±	84.4±	0.307
Triglycerides	165.2±	180.6±	1.000
Hg A1C	6.3±	6.3±	0.970
Serum creatinine	0.9±	1.3±	0.001

Bold font indicates the significant data.