Table 1.
Characteristics of 58 patients with MACE (EVENTS) and 174 matched event-free controls (CONTROLS). Matched variables are shown in italics.
| EVENTS (mean±SD or %) |
CONTROLS (mean±SD or %) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 61 ± 10 | 61 ± 8 | 0.70 |
| Male sex | 79 % | 79 % | 1.00 |
| BMI | 28.8 ± 5.7 | 28.3 ± 4.7 | 0.57 |
| Diabetes | 19 % | 17 % | 0.69 |
| Hypertension | 66 % | 64 % | 0.87 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 81 % | 80 % | 0.92 |
| Active smoking | 12 % | 9 % | 0.44 |
| Family CAD history | 24 % | 21 % | 0.65 |
| Log2(CCS)* | 7.2 ± 3.1 | 7.0 ± 2.7 | 0.65 |
| Framingham Risk Score | 15 ± 8 | 12 ± 7 | 0.01 |
BMI=body mass index, CAD=coronary artery disease, CCS=coronary calcium score, MACE=major adverse cardiovascular event, SD= standard deviation
*
Logarithmic transform of CCS was performed to adjust for its non-normal distribution