Research Article

A Polymorphism in Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1 Alpha, rs7310409, Is Associated with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Table 1

Patient demographics and risk factors for CAD (LMCAD and MPCAD) (all subjects).

VariableLMCADb ()MPCADc () valueAll CADd ()

Mean age, years62.24 (±8.66)60.14 (±8.96)<0.00160.84 (±8.91)
Female, %67 (16.7)170 (21.1)0.065237 (19.7)
Mean BMIa, kg/m225.55 (±3.16)25.75 (±3.13)0.29925.68 (±3.14)
Family history of CAD, %21 (5.2)32 (4.0)0.32353 (4.4)
Previous smoker, %211 (52.5)422 (52.5)1.000633 (52.5)
Hypertension, %261 (64.9)530 (65.9)0.732791 (65.6)
Hyperlipidemia, %275 (68.4)573 (71.3)0.290848 (70.4)
Diabetes mellitus, %125 (31.1)271 (33.7)0.363396 (32.8)
Mean ejection fraction, %60.25 (±7.96)59.55 (±8.76)0.17759.78 (±8.50)
Disease territories, %
 1-227 (6.7)99 (12.3)0.003126 (10.4)
 3375 (93.3)705 (87.7)0.0031080 (89.6)
LMCAD, %402 (100)0 (0)402 (33.3)
Anterior descending artery system, %386 (96.0)793 (98.6)0.0041179 (97.8)
Circumflex branch of left coronary artery system, %373 (92.8)744 (92.5)0.8761117 (92.6)
Right coronary artery system, %374 (93.0)751 (93.4)0.8071125 (93.3)
OPCABe/cCABGf209/193438/3660.414647/559

aBMI: body mass index; bLMCAD: left main coronary artery disease; cMPCAD: more peripheral coronary artery disease. Bold values are statistically significant (); dCAD: coronary artery disease; eOPCAB: off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting; fcCABG: conventional coronary artery bypass grafting.