Association of Mitral Annulus Calcification with High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Which Is a Marker of Inflammation

Table 3

Hs-CRP levels in the MAC and control group.

	MAC (+)		MAC (−)		𝑃 value
	𝑛	Hs-CRP (mg/dL)	𝑛	Hs-CRP (mg/dL)
All patients	100	2.02±0.35	100	1.43±0.47	<0.001
Females	64	2.05±0.35	45	1.64±0.39	<0.001
Males	36	1.97±0.34	55	1.26±0.47	<0.001
CAD (+)	37	2.10±0.33	18	1.77±0.30	0.001
CAD (−)	63	1.97±0.35	82	1.36±0.47	<0.001
HT (+)	42	1.97±0.39	28	1.90±0.34	0.47
HT (−)	58	2.06±0.32	72	1.25±0.39	<0.001

CAD (+): patients with coronary artery disease.
CAD (−): patients without coronary artery disease, Hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in mg/dL.
HT (+): patients with hypertension.
HT (−): patients without hypertension.
MAC (+): patients with mitral annular calcification.
MAC (−): patients without mitral annular calcification.