Research Article

Association of Aortic Diameters with Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Albumin Excretion

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients.

Male%Female%Total

Gender4961,33138,780

Present%Absent%

Obesity2126,35973,780
Smoking3847,54252,580
Hypertension4860,03240,080
Dyslipidemia3746,34353,880

Age (years)59,9 ± 10,0
Height (cm)165,8 ± 6,9
Weight (kg)75,9 ± 9,5
BMI (kg/m2)27,6 ± 3,9

Serum levels of biochemical markers

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)183,4 ± 47,9
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)113,5 ± 38,3
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)44,0 ± 13,6
Triglyceride (mg/dL)140,7 ± 68,6
Urea (mg/dL)36,9 ± 12,8
Creatinine (mg/dL)0,98 ± 0,23
Uric acid (mg/dL)5,58 ± 1,82
Haemoglobin (g/dL)12,84 ± 1,96

Aortic measurements

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)124,7 ± 14,6
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)74,9 ± 8,9
Pulse pressure (mmHg)49,8 ± 10,8
Mean aortic pressure (mmHg)100,1 ± 14,0
Aortic distensibility2,88 ± 2,21
Aortic systolic diameter (mm)33,2 ± 4,11
Aortic diastolic diameter (mm)32,5 ± 4,1