Table 2 Identification of risk factors for prevalent mitral annular calcification.

From: Differences in risk factors associated with the initiation and progression of mitral annular calcification in asymptomatic individuals

 

Unadjusted

Multivariable adjusteda

Characteristics

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age (per 10 years)

1.09 (1.06–1.012)

< 0.001

1.07 (1.05–1.09)

< 0.001

Sex

    

Male

0.99 (0.95–1.04)

0.74

0.97 (0.93–1.02)

0.21

Female

referent

 

referent

 

BMI (per 5 kg/m2)

1.04 (1.01–1.06)

0.03

1.03 (1.00–1.06)

0.04

Smoking

0.99 (0.96–1.01)

0.24

  

Diabetes

1.11 (1.05–1.17)

< 0.001

1.08 (1.02–1.14)

< 0.01

Hypertension

1.07 (1.03–1.11)

< 0.01

  

Dyslipidemia

1.10 (0.96–1.06)

0.71

  

Glucose-lowering medications

1.12 (1.06–1.18)

< 0.001

  

Antihypertensive medications

1.06 (1.02–1.10)

< 0.01

  

Lipid-lowering medications

1.07 (1.01–1.13)

0.02

  

SBP (per 10 mmHg)

1.06 (1.04–1.08)

< 0.001

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

< 0.01

DBP (per 10 mmHg)

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.98

  

HR (per 10 beats/min)

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.37

  

WBC count (per 109/L)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.32

  

HbA1c (per 1%)

1.04 (1.01–1.07)

< 0.01

  

LDL-C (per 10 mg/dL)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

0.05

  

Triglycerides (per 10 mg/dL)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.29

  

eGFR (per 10 mL/min/1.73 m2)

0.96 (0.95–0.98)

< 0.001

  

Calcium (per 1 mg/dL)

1.00 (0.95–1.06)

0.95

  

Phosphate (per 1 mg/dL)

1.01 (0.97–1.05)

0.53

  

hs-CRP (per 1 mg/dL)

1.01 (0.95–1.08)

0.71

  

LVEF (per 10%)

0.98 (0.95–1.02)

0.37

  

LVEDV (per 10 ml)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.58

  

LVMI (per 10 g/m2)

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

< 0.001

  

LAVI (per 5 ml/m2)

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

< 0.001

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

0.02

MR severity

    

none/trivial

referent

   

mild/moderate/severe

1.02 (0.97–1.08)

0.45

  

Septal E/e’ (per 1)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

< 0.001

  

Septal E/e’ > 15

1.31 (1.13–1.51)

< 0.001

  

TR Vmax (per 1 m/s)

1.12 (1.02–1.23)

0.02

  
  1. a. Adjusted for age, sex, body-mass index, diabetes, systolic blood pressure, and left atrial volume index. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body-mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; WBC, white blood cell; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDV, left ventricular end diastolic volume; LVMI, left ventricular mass index; LAVI, left atrial volume index; MR, mitral regurgitation; TR Vmax, peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity.