Research Article

Association of NFE2L2 Gene Polymorphisms with Risk and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Han Chinese Population

Table 5

Association of rs2364723 and rs35652124 polymorphisms with AAAD clinical characteristics.

VariablesOverallrs2364723rs35652124
CCGC or GGCCCT or TT

Number of patients9436583460
Demographics
 Age (years)0.8650.762
 Male, (%)75 (80)30 (83)45 (78)0.50028 (82)47 (78)0.641
Medical histories, (%)
 Hypertension63 (67)25 (69)38 (66)0.69424 (71)39 (65)0.580
 Diabetes3 (3)2 (6)1 (2)0.5561 (3)2 (3)1.000
 CKD3 (3)1 (3)2 (3)1.0001 (3)2 (3)1.000
 Prior aortic stent implant3 (3)1 (3)2 (3)1.0001 (3)2 (3)1.000
 Prior cardiac surgery5 (5)2 (6)3 (5)1.0001 (3)4 (7)0.650
 Smoking38 (40)16 (44)22 (38)0.53215 (44)23 (38)0.583
 Bicuspid aortic valve7 (7)5 (14)2 (3)0.1025 (15)2 (3)0.094
Clinical presentation
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)0.8170.870
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)0.1270.075
(mm)45 (41-52)49 (42-57)42 (39-51)0.00249 (42-56)43 (39-52)0.011
Organ ischemia, (%)
 Brain3 (3)3 (8)0 (0)0.0533 (9)0 (0)0.045
 Lower limb15 (16)8 (22)7 (12)0.1916 (18)9 (15)0.736
 Coronary artery involvement18 (19)11 (31)7 (12)0.02710 (29)8 (13)0.057
Dissection characteristics
 DeBakey classification, (%)
  Type I84 (89)32 (89)52 (90)1.00030 (88)54 (90)1.000
  Type II10 (11)4 (11)6 (10)4 (12)6 (10)
 Primary entry site, (%)
  Ascending aorta62 (66)26 (72)36 (62)0.60025 (74)37 (62)0.490
  Aortic arch19 (20)6 (17)13 (22)5 (15)14 (23)
  Descending aorta or unknown13 (14)4 (11)9 (16)4 (12)9 (15)
 Secondary entry site, (%)
  None76 (81)29 (81)47 (81)1.00028 (82)48 (80)0.948
  Ascending aorta2 (2)1 (3)1 (2)1 (3)1 (2)
  Aortic arch14 (15)5 (14)9 (16)4 (12)10 (17)
  Descending aorta2 (2)1 (3)1 (2)1 (3)1 (2)
  Entry tears≥2, n (%)18 (19)7 (19)11 (19)0.9546 (18)12 (20)0.781
 Aortic valve regurgitation, (%)
  None14 (15)4 (11)10 (17)0.2983 (9)11 (18)0.205
  Mild36 (38)14 (39)22 (38)13 (38)23 (38)
  Mild-moderate11 (12)3 (8)8 (14)3 (9)8 (13)
  Moderate14 (15)7 (19)7 (12)7 (21)7 (12)
  Moderate-severe10 (11)2 (6)8 (14)2 (6)8 (13)
  Severe9 (10)6 (17)3 (5)6 (18)3 (5)
Laboratory tests on admission
 WBC (109/L)0.9040.878
 PLT (109/L)156 (124-192)155 (137-184)157 (122-208)0.800154 (137-183)157 (122-211)0.620
 Hb (g/L)0.9570.831
 CRP (mg/L)6.8 (2.4-20.3)8.7 (2.7-19.2)5.3 (2.3-22.1)0.6028.7 (2.7-21.3)5.6 (2.3-20.9)0.698
 Fibrinogen (g/L)2.13 (1.52-2.79)2.36 (1.47-3.03)1.95 (1.52-2.64)0.6212.31 (1.45-3.00)1.96 (1.53-2.74)0.953
 D-dimer (μg/mL FEU)10.9 (4.8-28.6)8.9 (4.2-27.2)12.0 (5.8-29.8)0.2839.6 (4.2-29.9)11.4 (5.7-27.5)0.544
 UA (μmol/L)0.5740.831
 Creatinine (μmol/L)98 (76-127)98 (78-129)97 (74-127)0.87696 (77-124)98 (75-128)0.642
 BUN (mmol/L)6.78 (5.39-7.98)6.56 (5.36-7.87)6.91 (5.49-8.07)0.7356.56 (5.38-7.68)6.91 (5.41-8.12)0.645

Data are represented as the median (interquartile range), (%), or . CKD: chronic kidney disease; : maximum diameter of ascending aorta; WBC: white blood cell count; PLT: platelet; Hb: hemoglobin; UA: uric acid; BUN: blood urea nitrogen.