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. 2024 Oct 23;25(10):376. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2510376

Table 7.

Risk of presence of CAC for different subpopulations (non-smokers with no alcohol consumption history as reference).

Subpopulation OR (95% CI) p value*
Smoking (-), Alcohol (-) Reference -
Smoking (+), Alcohol (-) 1.66 (1.10, 2.49) 0.016
Smoking (+), Alcohol (+) 1.92 (1.32, 2.81) <0.001

Abbreviations: CAC, coronary artery calcification; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. Smoking (-), Alcohol (-): Non-alcohol-consumers who currently do not smoke. Smoking (+), Alcohol (-): Current smokers with no alcohol consumption history. Smoking (+), Alcohol (+): Alcohol consumers who currently smoke.

*Adjusting for age, gender, diabetes, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and use of statins.