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Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug 14;17(12):1445–1459. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.06.015

TABLE 3.

Association of CAD PRS With Baseline Plaque Volumes

Model 1 (Unadjusted) Model 2 (Adjusted for Age, Sex, Genetic Ancestry, and Conventional Risk Factors)
Beta (95% CI) P Value Beta (95% CI) P Value
Baseline percent atheroma volume
 CAD PRS, per 1 SD increase 1.22 (0.20–2.25) 0.020 0.97 (−0.07 to 2.00) 0.069
 Genetic risk groups
  Low PRS Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Intermediate PRS 0.51 (−2.14 to 3.16) 0.707 0.26 (−2.4 to 2.93) 0.846
  High PRS 4.46 (1.24–7.68) 0.007 3.31 (0.06–6.56) 0.046
Baseline percent noncalcified plaque volume
 CAD PRS, per 1 SD increase 0.54 (−0.07 to 1.15) 0.086 0.43 (−0.19 to 1.05) 0.176
 Genetic risk groups
  Low PRS Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Intermediate PRS 0.18 (−1.40 to 1.76) 0.821 0.06 (−1.54 to 1.66) 0.939
  High PRS 2.08 (0.15–4.00) 0.035 1.58 (−0.37 to 3.54) 0.114
Baseline percent calcified plaque volume
 CAD PRS, per 1 SD increase 0.70 (0.19–1.22) 0.008 0.55 (0.03–1.07) 0.038
 Genetic risk groups
  Low PRS Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
  Intermediate PRS 0.42 (−0.91 to 1.75) 0.493 0.31 (−1.03 to 1.65) 0.651
  High PRS 2.44 (0.83–4.06) <0.001 1.79 (0.15–3.42) 0.033

Linear regression models were created with percent atheroma volume, percent noncalcified plaque volume, and percent calcified plaque volume as dependent outcomes using both CAD PRS on a continuous scale and divided in the different genetic risk groups. The multivariable model was adjusted for age, sex, genetic ancestry, coronary revascularization, and conventional risk factors (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, body mass index, smoking status, family history of CAD, and statin use).

Ref. = Reference; other abbreviations as in Table 1.