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Table 1 The relationship between clinical characteristics and EAT thickness and PCFT

From: Evaluation of epicardial adipose tissue by coronary multi-detector computed tomography: an independent predictor of obstructive coronary artery disease

Parameters

Numbers (%)

EAT thickness

PCFT

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Gender

     

Female

173 (50.3)

7.13 ± 1.96

0.3

12.50 ± 2.06

0.8

Male

171 (49.7)

6.94 ± 1.93

 

12.55 ± 2.27

 

HTN

     

Yes

166 (48.3)

7.55 ± 1.74

< 0.001

13.09 ± 1.99

 < 0.001

No

178 (51.7)

6.48 ± 2.00

 

11.92 ± 2.19

 

DM

     

Yes

87 (25.3)

7.77 ± 1.69

< 0.001

13.23 ± 1.91

 < 0.001

No

257 (74.7)

6.79 ± 1.96

 

12.29 ± 2.21

 

BMI

     

< 25

211 (61.3)

6.66 ± 1.89

< 0.001

12.04 ± 2.09

 < 0.001

≥ 25

133 (38.7)

7.64 ± 1.88

 

13.3 ± 2.07

 

Dyslipidemia

     

Yes

143 (41.6)

7.141 ± 1.75

0.003

12.89 ± 1.92

0.008

No

201 (58.4)

6.77 ± 2.03

 

12.27 ± 2.3

 

Smoking

     

Yes

75 (21.8)

6.94 ± 1.83

0.6

12.65 ± 2.33

0.5

No

269 (78.2)

7.07 ± 1.98

 

12.49 ± 2.12

 

Family history

     

Yes

140 (40.7)

6.90 ± 1.88

0.2

12.45 ± 2.20

0.5

No

204 (59.3)

7.13 ± 1.98

 

12.58 ± 2.15

 
  1. EAT, epicardial adipose tissue; PCFT, Pericoronary fat thickness; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index