Table 1.

Patient demographics and comorbid medical diagnoses

Variables	White females CCAP+ (n = 20)	White females CCAP– (n = 20)	p-value	Black females CCAP+ (n = 24)	Black females CCAP–(n = 24)	p-value
Age in years mean ±SD (range)	66.8 ± 11.0 (51–85)	66.5 ± 11.5 (53–90)	0.7	59.5 ± 7.4 (51–80)	59.8 ± 7.0 (53–82)	0.64
Body mass index mean ±SD (range)	28 ± 5.4 (19–37)	28.5 ± 6.4 (17–39)	0.2	29.9 ± 6.2 (19–45)	30.5 ± 6.8 (21–49)	0.96
Hypertension	16 (80%)	18 (91%)	0.7	19 (79%)	20 (83%)	1.0
Diabetes mellitus	8 (40%)	5 (25%)	0.5	8 (33%)	10 (41%)	0.8
Dyslipidaemia	12 (60%)	17 (85%)	0.2	18 (75%)	17 (71%)	1.0
Hormone replacement therapy prescribed within past 10 years	9 (45%)	8 (40%)	1.0	10 (41%)	7 (29%)	0.5

CCAP, calcified carotid artery plaque; SD, standard deviation.