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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2022 Jul 25;179:18–21. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.06.006

Table 1.

Percentage of patients above the 75th and 90th percentiles by age group and gender, MESA (2000 to 2002)

Age group/Sex Coronary Artery Calcium Score
Men >0 >100 >300
 Age <50 years 90% 100% 100%
 Age <60 years 98% 100%
 Age <70 years 93%
 Age <80 years
Women
 Age <50 years 83% 100% 100%
 Age <60 years 95% 100% 100%
 Age <70 years 100% 100%
 Age <80 years 100%

Italicized: Indicates >75th percentile (number in cells represent the percentage of participants over the 75th percentile).

Bold: Indicates >90th percentile (number in cells represent the percentage of participants over the 90th percentile [100% of participants over the 75th percentile]).