Table 3.
The characteristics of patients with different degrees of CAD
| No CAD (n = 42, 34.1%) | One-vessel CAD (N = 21, 17.1%) | Two-vessel CAD (N = 24, 19.5%) | Three-vessel CAD (n = 36, 29.3%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 62.5 ± 10.8 | 63.9 ± 9.2 | 65.7 ± 9.1 | 66.7 ± 7.8 | 0.250 |
| Male gender | 17 (40.5%) | 14 (66.7%) | 20 (83.3%) | 27 (75.0%) | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.0 ± 4.3 | 28.2 ± 3.9 | 29.2 ± 3.9 | 28.6 ± 5.0 | 0.748 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 77.7 ± 20.6 | 78.2 ± 13.8 | 72.7 ± 17.3 | 73.3 ± 15.5 | 0.491 |
| ABI | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.170 |
| Active smoking | 8 (19.0%) | 7 (33.3%) | 4 (16.7%) | 3 (8.33%) | 0.071 |
| Arterial hypertension | 26 (61.9%) | 18 (85.7%) | 24 (100%) | 30 (83.3%) | 0.110 |
| Diabetes | 6 (14.3%) | 3 (14.3%) | 5 (20.8%) | 13 (36.1%) | 0.140 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 97.3 ± 11.6 | 88.0 ± 9.2 | 92.1 ± 9.7 | 96.0 ± 18.6 | 0.043 |
| Dyslipidemia | 14 (33.3%) | 16 (76.2%) | 18 (75.0%) | 21 (58.3%) | 0.057 |
| SEVR (%) | 159.5 ± 32.9 | 181.0 ± 35.2 | 166.8 ± 27.8 | 158.1 ± 31.5 | 0.048 |
| cfPWV (m/s) | 10.5 ± 3.2 | 9.6 ± 2.1 | 10.4 ± 2.4 | 10.7 ± 2.7 | 0.487 |
| AIx (%) | 28.5 ± 11.1 | 30.3 ± 8.4 | 28.4 ± 8.8 | 28.7 ± 10.6 | 0.902 |
| AIx@75 | 26.9 ± 12.2 | 25.6 ± 8.9 | 25.5 ± 7.5 | 25.8 ± 8.9 | 0.932 |
| AP (mmHg) | 14.2 ± 7.4 | 13.3 ± 5.6 | 14.9 ± 7.1 | 16.6 ± 11.0 | 0.469 |
| ED (ms) | 34.7 ± 3.8 | 32.5 ± 3.6 | 33.3 ± 4.0 | 34.1 ± 4.6 | 0.187 |
| PP (mmHg) | 47.0 ± 14.7 | 43.1 ± 13.5 | 48.4 ± 10.7 | 50.7 ± 18.1 | 0.293 |
| HR (beats/minute) | 70.1 ± 10.5 | 65.1 ± 8.8 | 69.0 ± 12.4 | 69.0 ± 12.4 | 0.390 |
For all tests, a p-value of < 0.05 was statistically significant which are indicated in bold
CAD coronary artery disease, BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, ABI ankle-brachial index, MAP mean arterial pressure, SEVR subendocardial viability ratio, cfPWV carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, Aix augmentation index, AIx@75 augmentation index adjusted for heart rate 75/minute, AP augmentation pressure, ED ejection duration, PP pulse pressure, HR heart rate