Research Article
Association of Mitral Annulus Calcification with High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Which Is a Marker of Inflammation
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
| | Variable | MAC Group | Control Group | value |
| | Age, years | | | 0.11 | | Women/men (%) | 64/36 | 45/55 | 0.007 | | Hypertension (%) | 42 | 28 | 0.03 | | Coronary artery disease (%) | 37 | 18 | 0.003 | | Diabetes mellitus (%) | 26 | 19 | 0.23 | | Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 33 | 24 | 0.15 | | Cigarette smoking (%) | 17 | 14 | 0.55 | | Asetil salisilic acid use (%) | 58 | 48 | 0.15 | | Statin use (%) | 42 | 34 | 0.24 | | ACEI or ARB use (%) | 34 | 26 | 0.21 |
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ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin-receptor blocker; MAC: mitral annular calcification.
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