Table 1.
Participant demographics stratified by age and absence or presence of AVC
| AVC = 0 (n=5,899) | p-value | AVC >0 (n=911) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age <65 (n=3,645) | Age ≥65 (n=2,257) | Age <65 (n=189) | Age ≥65 (n=722) | |||
| Age, years | 54.3 (5.7) | 71.4 (4.9) | <0.001 | 58.4 (4.3) | 73.7 (5.3) | |
| Women | 54.3% | 55.8% | 0.261 | 32.8% | 41.8% | 0.024 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 37.3% | 37.6% | 0.783 | 42.3% | 46.1% | 0.783 |
| Black | 27.7& | 28.9% | 0.287 | 24.4% | 25.7% | 0.287 |
| Chinese | 23.1% | 20.2% | 0.008 | 28.0% | 20.3% | 0.008 |
| Hispanic | 12.0% | 13.3% | 0.144 | 5.3% | 7.9% | 0.144 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 120.4 (18.7) | 133.1 (22.3) | <0.001 | 130.1 (20.7) | 136.3 (22.3) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 72.4 (10.2) | 71.0 (10.4) | <0.001 | 75.4 (10.4) | 71.4 (9.8) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension | 46.7% | 73% | <0.001 | 68.8% | 80.9% | <0.001 |
| Antihypertensive medication | 23.4% | 47.4% | <0.001 | 45.5% | 58% | <0.001 |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | 118.0 (31.6) | 115.3 (29.9) | 0.001 | 129.2 (39.2) | 115.9 (32.5) | <0.001 |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | 50.3 (14.6) | 52.8 (15.2) | <0.001 | 47.0 (13.2) | 49.5 (14.4) | 0.036 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL* | 112 (77, 164) | 107 (76,155) | 0.007 | 133 (92,186) | 118 (82, 166) | 0.017 |
| Lipoprotein(a), mg/dL* | 16.5 (7, 39) | 17.5 (8,38) | 0.296 | 25.4 (9, 67) | 19 (8, 52) | 0.027 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 43.5% | 47.8% | <0.001 | 63.0% | 53.6% | 0.001 |
| Lipid-lowering medication | 11.0% | 20.7% | 0.001 | 22.0% | 27.2% | <0.001 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 95.3 (30.8) | 98.6 (25.9) | <0.001 | 103.5 (40.4) | 102.5 (35.7) | 0.739 |
| Diabetes | 9.8% | 14.1% | <0.001 | 21.2% | 19.5% | <0.001 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.7 (5.7) | 27.7 (5.2) | <0.001 | 30.0 (5.4) | 28.1 (4.7) | <0.001 |
| Current smoking | 17.0% | 7.6% | <0.001 | 20.1% | 8.0% | <0.001 |
| 10-year ASCVD risk score, % | 6.0 (6.1) | 21.1 (12.9) | <0.001 | 12.0 (8.9) | 28.0 (15.1) | <0.001 |
| Coronary artery calcium * | 0 (0, 9.6) | 25 (0, 173) | <0.001 | 33 (0, 223) | 155 (21, 536) | <0.001 |
| Aortic valve calcium* | 0 | 0 | n/a | 34.1 (13, 1,113) | 69.0 (23, 2,453) | <0.001 |
Median and interquartile range