Table 4

Univariate analysis of determinants of SYNTAX score

VariableR2*p Value
Mean APWV†0.2390.001
Diabetes0.375<0.001
Hypertension0.0820.025
Smoking0.097<0.001
Total cholesterol0.0730.005
LDL-cholesterol0.0980.012
  • *Nagelkerke's R2 Value.

  • †Mean aortic pulse wave velocity values categorised into two groups for regression, that is, ≤11.49 and ≥11.5 m/s based on Fischer linear discriminant analysis cut-off value.

  • LDL, low-density lipoprotein; APWV, aortic pulse wave velocity.