27 January 2025 : Clinical Research
C-Reactive Protein, Uric Acid, and Coronary Artery Ectasia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Onur Argan
1ABCDEF*, Serdar Bozyel 2CDEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947158
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947158
Table 1 Comparison of the baseline characteristics between patients with only coronary artery disease and patients with coronary artery ectasia and coronary artery disease.
| Patients with coronary artery ectasia and coronary artery disease (n=74) | Patients with coronary artery disease without coronary artery ectasia (n=124) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63±9.5 | 66.1±9.4 | 0.028 |
| Sex (Male/Female) | 64/10 (86.5%–13.5%) | 92/32 (74.2%–25.8%) | 0.029 |
| Body mass index (kg/m) | 28.4±3 | 28.2±4.3 | 0.853 |
| Hypertension | 51 (68.9%) | 75 (60.5%) | 0.149 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 31 (41.9%) | 60 (48.4%) | 0.230 |
| Current smoker | 29 (39.2%) | 46 (37.1%) | 0.442 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 55 (60–65) | 60 (55–65) | 0.677 |