Research Article

Association between Comorbidities and Progression of Transvalvular Pressure Gradients in Patients with Moderate and Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis

Table 5

Odds ratio of cardiac comorbidities and risk factors and laboratory parameters at baseline associated with fast Pmean progression.

Crude OR (95% CI) valueAge and sex adjusted OR (95% CI) valueAge, sex, and LVEF adjusted OR (95% CI) value

Age1.005 (0.983–1.028)0.644
Male gender0.994 (0.656–1.505)0.976
LVEF1.022 (1.003–1.042)0.0231.023 (1.003–1.043)0.023
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m21.194 (0.715–1.993)0.498
History of smoking0.961 (0.627–1.473)0.854
Diabetes0.707 (0.457–1.094)0.119
Coronary heart disease0.521 (0.340–0.798)0.0030.487 (0.312–0.760)0.0020.496 (0.317–0.777)0.002
Myocardial infarction0.514 (0.299–0.882)0.0160.494 (0.285–0.856)0.0120.532 (0.304–0.931)0.027
Hypertension0.835 (0.458–1.522)0.556
Renal dysfunction0.682 (0.449–1.035)0.0720.655 (0.428–1.002)0.0510.692 (0.450–1.064)0.093
Peripheral artery occlusive disease0.620 (0.371–1.036)0.0680.609 (0.363–1.022)0.0610.610 (0.362–1.027)0.063
Cerebrovascular disease1.458 (0.830–2.560)0.189
Number of comorbidities0.869 (0.761–0.991)0.0370.852 (0.741–0.980)0.0250.863 (0.750–0.994)0.041
LDL-cholesterol1.009 (1.002–1.016)0.0091.010 (1.003–1.017)0.0051.010 (1.003–1.017)0.006
HDL-cholesterol1.015 (1.001–1.029)0.0341.015 (1.001–1.029)0.0421.014 (1.000–1.028)0.051
HbA1c0.969 (0.764–1.229)0.793
Hemoglobin1.016 (0.985–1.047)0.326
C-reactive protein0.952 (0.874–1.036)0.254
Creatinine1.001 (0.799–1.253)0.996

Pmean, mean transaortic pressure gradient; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c.