. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 2.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Nov 8;58(20):2076–2083. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.022

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

Baseline Characteristics	Study Population (n=5140)
Age (years)	61 ±10
Gender (male)	47%
Race Whites	42%
Chinese	12%
African Americans	25%
Hispanics	21%
Family history of heart attack^*	9%
Current smokers	12%
Hypertension	41%
Systolic Blood Pressure	125±21
BMI kg/m²	28±5
Total Cholesterol	195±35
LDL	118±31
HDL	52±15
Trigllycerides median (IQR)	109 (76–157)
hsCRP median (IQR)^§	1.8 (0.8–4.1)
CAC^€>0	47%
Baseline Volume Score (among those with CAC>0)	230±408
Baseline Agatston Score (among those with CAC>0)	261±491

Family history defined as a cardiovascular event in a parent <55 male, < 65 female

^§

high sensitivity C-reactive protein

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Coronary Artery Calcification