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Overall (n=262)
|
No Aortic Valve Calcification (n=192)
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Presence of Aortic Valve Calcification (n=70)
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P Value
|
| Age, years |
68±5 [67] |
67±5 [66] |
70±5 [70] |
<0.0001 |
| Male gender |
113 (43) |
76 (40) |
37 (53) |
0.05 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 |
29±5 [28] |
28±5 [28] |
30±6 [29] |
0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg |
134±18 [133] |
133±17 [132] |
138±20 [138] |
0.05 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg |
77±9 [77] |
77±9 [77] |
76±10 [75] |
0.29 |
| Smoking, pack-years |
14±22 [0] |
12±19 [0] |
18±28 [0] |
0.32 |
| History of hypertension |
179 (68) |
125 (65) |
54 (77) |
0.06 |
| Treated diabetes |
25 (10) |
13 (7) |
12 (17) |
0.01 |
| Glucose, mg/dL |
101±29 [94] |
98±25 [93] |
109±40 [97] |
0.004 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL |
210±34 [210] |
212±34 [211] |
205±35 [204] |
0.17 |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL |
122±29 [120] |
123±28 [122] |
120±31 [119] |
0.46 |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mg/dL |
53±16 [50] |
53±17 [50] |
51±13 [49] |
0.71 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL |
176±81 [155] |
178±80 [156] |
170±83 [150] |
0.35 |
| Baseline coronary artery calcification score |
312±640 [62] |
265±566 [33] |
441±802 [167] |
<0.0001 |
| Baseline aortic valve calcification score |
54±173 [0] |
0 [0] |
197±291 [105] |
<0.0001 |
|
| Data presented are number of participants (percent) or mean±SD [median]. |
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