Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the high-risk coronary artery disease patients divided by the presence of aortic valve sclerosis.
| Variables | All (n = 4,938) | AVSc (n = 2,138) | No AVSc (n = 2,800) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 66.8 ± 10.7 | 71.1 ± 9.6 | 63.6 ± 10.4 | <0.0001 |
| Male n, (%) | 3,954 (80) | 1,619 (76) | 2,335 (83) | <0.0001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.7 ± 4.0 | 26.4 ± 3.9 | 26.8 ± 4.0 | 0.001 |
| Hypertension, i (%) | 3,472 (70) | 1,599 (75) | 1,873 (67) | <0.0001 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 3,071 (62) | 1,323 (62) | 1,748 (63) | 0.697 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 1,310 (27) | 640 (30) | 670 (24) | <0.0001 |
| Smokers, n (%) | 1,193 (24) | 445 (21) | 748 (27) | <0.0001 |
| Previous AMI, n (%) | 1,671 (34) | 819 (38) | 852 (30) | <0.0001 |
| LVEF, % | 53.9 ± 11.5 | 52.5 ± 12.0 | 55.1 ± 10.9 | <0.0001 |
| eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 | 74.0 ± 24.8 | 69.8 ± 24.6 | 77.2 ± 24.4 | <0.0001 |
| AMI, n (%) | 2,167 (44) | 1,038 (49) | 1,129 (40) | <0.0001 |
AMI, Acute myocardial infarction; AVSc, Aortic valve sclerosis; BMI, Body mass index; eGFR, Estimated glomerular filtration rate; LVEF, Left ventricular ejection fraction. p-value < 0.05 are reported in bold.