Table 3.
Independent predictors of ascending aorta growth > 1.00 mm/year
| Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Age | 1.057 | 1.000–1.117 | 0.052 | |||
| Hypertension | 4.276 | 2.362–7.741 | < 0.001 | 3.346 | 1.795–6.237 | < 0.001 |
| Positive family history | 2.202 | 1.167–4.155 | 0.015 | 2.077 | 1.036–4.164 | 0.039 |
| COPD | 3.663 | 1.295–10.365 | 0.014 | 3.822 | 1.320–11.067 | 0.013 |
| Stroke | 3.500 | 0.841–14.564 | 0.085 | |||
| Albumin levels* | 0.574 | 0.348–0.947 | 0.030 | |||
| CRP* | 1.377 | 1.193–1.589 | < 0.001 | |||
| WBC* | 1.000 | 1.000–1.000 | 0.040 | |||
| NLR | 1.229 | 1.058–1.428 | 0.007 | |||
| Neutrophils* | 1.001 | 1.000–1.005 | 0.006 | |||
| Lymphocytes* | 0.999 | 0.998–1.000 | 0.016 | |||
| Hemoglobin | 0.747 | 0.585–0.954 | 0.019 | |||
| Uric aside | 1.530 | 1.256–1.862 | < 0.001 | |||
| CAR | 2.961 | 1.784–4.917 | < 0.001 | 1.854 | 1.023–3.359 | 0.042 |
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, WBC white blood cell, CRP C-reactive protein, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NLR neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, CAR C-reactive protein to albumin ratio
*These parameters were not entered to the model in order to prevent multicollinearity