Research Article

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

Table 2

Aortic measurement and albuminuria levels according to CAD presence.

Coronary artery disease negative ()Coronary artery disease positive () value
Median(min–max)IQRMedian(min–max)IQR

*Systolic blood pressure11795–1351912797–184190,003
*Diastolic blood pressure7564–9411,507457–98120,45
*Pulse pressure 4326–65135232–78130,003
*Mean aortic pressure10070–1201210073–133170,12
Aortic distensibility3,020,99–14,403,802,270,32–11,201,600,013
Aortic systolic diameter (mm)30,6125,81–38,105,4133,5227,32–48,166,30<0,001
Aortic diastolic diameter (mm)29,4725,46–36,835,6233,0226,73–47,066,46<0,001
Proteinuria level124–2561251705–1931161<0,001

*mmHg; IQR: interquartile range.