Research Article

Positive Association of Plasma Trimethylamine-N-Oxide and Atherosclerosis in Patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 3

Linear regression analysis of the Gensini scores.

ArgumentSingle factorMultiple factor#
(95% CI) (95% CI)

Age-0.039 (-0.381, 0.303)0.822NANA
Gender (male)1.978 (-6.796, 10.752)0.656NANA
Smoke1.045 (-6.871, 8.962)0.794NANA
Hypertension-5.190 (-13.141, 2.760)0.199NANA
Diabetes mellitus-2.048 (-10.487, 6.391)0.632NANA
ACS
UARefRefNANA
STEMI4.050 (-4.781, 12.880)0.366NANA
NSTEMI9.422 (-1.479, 20.323)0.090NANA
The ST changes of the ECG were observed
 No changeRefRefNANA
 Elevate6.010 (-3.279, 15.298)0.203NANA
 Shift down10.940 (0.258, 21.621)0.045NANA
BMI0.413 (-0.078, 0.903)0.098-0.933 (-1.422, -0.445)<0.001
TNI0.051 (-0.236, 0.339)0.725NANA
BNP0.002 (-0.004,0.008)0.491NANA
CK-MB0.024 (-0.017, 0.064)0.250NANA
CK0.002 (-0.001, 0.006)0.172NANA
HBDH-0.002 (-0.016, 0.011)0.732NANA
LDH0.003 (-0.005, 0.012)0.448NANA
CHOL1.899 (-1.09, 4.888)0.211NANA
LDL-C3.203 (-0.149, 6.556)0.061NANA
TG-0.759 (-4.427, 2.909)0.683NANA
Cr0.030 (-0.030, 0.090)0.329NANA
IMT0.112 (-0.447, 0.670)0.693NANA
ET-11.548 (-4.845, 7.940)0.633NANA
I L-8-0.425 (-1.103, 0.253)0.218NANA
NO0.266 (-0.255, 0.787)0.315NANA
TMAO5.375 (4.156, 6.594)<0.0013.358 (1.803, 4.914)<0.001

#Using a stepwise multifactor linear regression analysis, the included factors with a univariate were entered into the multivariate analysis.