GDF15 and coronary artery disorder: Although the patients with CAD and the rs1054564 C allele had significantly higher baseline GDF15 levels (1021.6 (760.7–1885.5) versus 905.5 (633.2–1382.9) pg/mL, P = 0.009) compared with the rs1054564 GG carriers, the long-term mortality rates were not significantly different.