Table 4.
Prevalence of risk factors in people with tortuous vs. non-tortuous arteries.
| Factor | SCT group (n = 244) |
No SCT group (n = 626) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 174 (71.3) | 419 (66.9) | 0.22 |
| Lipids | 131 (53.7) | 373 (59.6) | 0.69 |
| Age > 65 | 108 (44.3) | 197 (31.5) | < 0.001 |
| Smoking | 49 (20.1) | 162 (25.9) | 0.07 |
| Diabetes | 65 (26.6) | 201 (32.1) | 0.11 |
| Female Gender | 127 (52.0) | 154 (24.6) | < 0.001 |
| Vessel score 1–3 | 109 (44.7) | 328 (52.4) | 0.04 |
| Gensini score | 16.8 (14.0, 19.6) | 22.6 (20.6, 24.7) | 0.001 |
| Extent score | 18.8 (15.4, 22.2) | 28.5 (25.8, 31.2) | < 0.001 |
Frequencies presented as n (% of each group).
Extent and Gensini score expressed as mean (LCL,UCL).
SCT, severe coronary tortuosity; LCL, lower confidence limit; UCL, upper confidence limit.
p-Value significant at p < 0.05.