Table 2.
Coronary computed tomography angiography findings.
| Group A DM (−) elevated TyG index (−) n = 281 |
Group B DM (−) elevated TyG index (+) n = 232 |
Group C DM (+) n = 171 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAC score parameters | ||||
| CAC score, median (IQR) | 18.9 (0–188.8) | 24.7 (0–192.8) | 155.5 (11.0–392.6) | <0.001 |
| CAC 0, n (%) | 119 (42%) | 82 (35%) | 35 (20%) | <0.001 |
| CAC 1–100, n (%) | 75 (27%) | 65 (28%) | 46 (27%) | 0.940 |
| CAC 101–400, n (%) | 49 (17%) | 56 (20%) | 49 (29%) | 0.017 |
| CAC >400, n (%) | 38 (14%) | 29 (13%) | 41 (24%) | 0.003 |
| Stenosis severity on CCTA | ||||
| Nonobstructive CAD, n (%) | 91 (32%) | 78 (34%) | 60 (35%) | 0.846 |
| Obstructive CAD, n (%) | 61 (22%) | 57 (25%) | 48 (28%) | 0.287 |
| Plaque burden | ||||
| Coronary plaque volume, mm3 | 1461 (1183–1785) | 1660 (1306–2006) | 1912 (1332–2391) | 0.001 |
| Calcified plaque volume, mm3 | 13 (4–58) | 18 (6–74) | 30 (4–136) | <0.001 |
| Noncalcified plaque volume, mm3 | 1400 (1134–1712) | 1578 (1248–1931) | 1817 (1264–2291) | <0.001 |
| Adipose tissue parameters | ||||
| Abdominal visceral adipose tissue area, cm2 | 90 (51) | 119 (57) | 116 (66) | <0.001 |
| Abdominal subcutaneous fat area, cm2 | 142 (80) | 161 (83) | 144 (82) | 0.019 |
| EAT volume, mL | 117 (48) | 133 (49) | 144 (53) | <0.001 |
Values are presented as mean (standard deviation) or number (%).
CAC, coronary artery calcium; CAD, coronary artery disease; EAT, epicardial adipose tissue; CCTA, coronary computed tomography angiography; IQR, interquartile range.