Predictive Value of Galectin-3 and Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity for Coronary Artery Calcification in Coronary Arteriography Patients
Table 1
Comparisons of clinical characteristics in CAC and control participants.
Characteristic
Calcification (55)
Non-calcification (79)
-value
Age (y)
67.58 ± 8.92
67.80 ± 8.92
0.398
Male, n(%)
22(40.00)
33(41.80)
0.728
BMI (kg/m2)
23.42 ± 2.50
24.8 ± 3.94
0.181
HDL (mmol/L)
1.08 ± 0.25
1.10 ± 0.34
0.718
LDL (mmol/L)
2.61 ± 1.12
2.63 ± 0.76
0.796
WBC count (×105)
6.39 ± 1.95
6.23 ± 1.71
0.166
Creatinine (μmol/L)
82.60 ± 11.60
82.02 ± 18.57
0.046
Hypertension, n (%)
29(52.7)
31(39.2)
0.122
Diabetes, n (%)
9(16.4)
16(20.3)
0.570
Cerebral infarction, n (%)
10(18.2)
10(12.7)
0.377
Current smoking, n (%)
5(9.1)
8(10.1)
0.225
Galectin-3 (ng/ml)
6.72 ± 1.18
4.87 ± 1.01
<0.01
ABI
1.02 ± 0.16
1.11 ± 0.13
<0.01
BaPWV (m/s)
2114.24 ± 620.72
1861.23 ± 528.61
<0.01
The data are mean ± SD or numbers (percentages). BMI: body mass index; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; WBC: white blood cell; ABI: ankle-brachial index; BaPWV: brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.
