Table 4.
Correlation of AAA diameter with the biomarker levels
| Item | Spearman correlation coefficient | p value |
|---|---|---|
| CRP | 0.3210 | 0.0060 |
| hsTnI | 0.3197 | 0.0062 |
| IL-6 | 0.3152 | 0.0070 |
| PIIINP | 0.2896 | 0.0143 |
| ICTP | 0.2879 | 0.0149 |
| BNP | 0.1393 | 0.2429 |
| age | 0.1231 | 0.3028 |
| PTX-3 | 0.1131 | 0.3440 |
| Galectin-3 | 0.0031 | 0.9791 |
Legend: CRP, C-reactive protein; PTX-3, pentraxin-3; IL-6, interleukin-6; PIIINP, procollagen type III N-terminal peptide; ICTP, C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen; hsTnI, high-sensitive troponin I; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide