Research Article

Relationship of Platelet Counts and Inflammatory Markers to 30-Day Mortality Risk in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients for 30-day mortality.

Variables30-day mortality ()30-day survivors ()Hazard ratio (95% CI) value

Age (years)1.04 (1.03-1.06)<0.001
Male gender140 (72.5)431 (78.2)0.73 (0.53-1.00)0.051
BMI1.027 (0.97-1.09)0.350
Smoker80 (41.4)277 (50.2)1.38 (1.04, 1.84)0.028
Alcohol consumption72 (37.3)229 (41.5)1.16 (0.86-1.55)0.327
Diabetes mellitus6 (3.1)22 (3.9)1.39 (0.62-3.13)0.429
Hypertension147 (76.1)415 (75.3)1.04 (0.75-1.45)0.819
Marfan syndrome4 (2.0)13 (2.3)1.08 (0.40-2.92)0.874
SBP (mmHg)1.00 (0.99-1.00)0.166
DBP (mmHg)1.00 (0.99-1.01)0.584
PP (mmHg)0.99 (0.98-1.00)0.026
Heart rate (beats/min)1.01 (1.00-1.02)0.085
D-dimer (mg/L)17.0 (6.7, 20.0)10.9 (3.7, 20.0)1.03 (1.00-1.05)0.024
WBC12.8 (10.0, 15.0)11.7 (9.4, 14.3)1.02 (0.98-1.06)0.082
Serum creatinine (umol/L)91.6 (71.4, 133.0)85.8 (68.1, 123.0)1.00 (1.00-1.00)0.004
Total protein (g/dL)0.98 (0.96-1.00)0.055
Surgical intervention101 (52.3)549 (99.6)0.04 (0.03-0.05)<0.001

Values are reported as , (%) or median (IQR). BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; WBC: white blood cell.