Table 3.

Distribution of vascular calcification

	Carotid arteries	Ascending aorta	Aortic arch	Descending thoracic aorta	Abdominal aorta	Iliac arteries	Femoral arteries	All vessels
Number (%) of patients with vessel wall calcification	30 (43.5)	9 (13.0)	43 (62.3)	38 (62.3)	57 (55.1)	54 (78.3)	36 (52.2)	64 (92.8)
Total number of calcified sites	52	9	70	175	272	194	79	851
Calcification circumference score
Mean ± SD	2.1 ± 1.0	1.2 ± 0.4	1.1 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.5	1.7 ± 1.0	1.9 ± 1.0	1.6 ± 0.8	1.6 ± 0.9
Range	1–4	1–2	1–2	1–4	1–4	1–4	1–4	1–4
Calcification thickness (mm)
Mean ± SD	3.0 ± 1.2	2.8 ± 1.6	3.0 ± 1.4	2.4 ± 1.1	2.8 ± 1.3	2.9 ± 1.1	2.8 ± 1.0	2.8 ± 1.2
Range	1–6	1–6	1–7	1–6	1–8	1–5	1–5	1–8