As shown in Table 1, patients in the high galectin-3 group were older (70.2 ± 12.7 versus 67.0 ± 12.6 years; P = .040) and had a higher prevalence of pre-existing coronary artery disease (CAD; 28.2% versus 11.7%; P = .001). Here, LGALS3 is linked to coronary artery disorder.