. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 2.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Aug 5;52(6):417–424. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.03.047

Table 2.

Extent of atherosclerosis in Japanese in Japan, Whites, and Japanese Americans in 2002 – 2006

	Japanese in Japan (n=281)	Whites (n=306)	Japanese Americans (n=281)	P
Coronary artery
CCS (median (IQR))	0 (0, 1.0)	1.0 (0, 12.3)	0 (0, 30.9)	^¶^§
Prevalence of CAC (%)	9.3	26.1	31.4	^¶^§
Carotid artery
CCA IMT (μm) (mean (SD))	614 (80)	670 (94)	720 (115)	^¶^†^§
Prevalence of CCA plaque (%)	0	0.7	16.7	^†^§

CCS: Coronary calcium score, IQR: inter quartile range, CAC: coronary artery calcification, CCA: common carotid artery, IMT: intima-media thickness, SD: standard deviation

^¶

P<0.01 between the Japanese in Japan versus Whites

^†

P<0.01 between Whites and Japanese Americans

^§

P<0.01 between the Japanese in Japan versus Japanese Americans