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Table 2.

Association of pericardial fat, body mass index, and waist circumference, respectively, with the presence and, in those with calcified plaque, amount (Agatston score) of calcified coronary plaque, MESA, 2001–2002

	OR (95% CI)^* of the presence of calcified coronary plaque (N=159)	p-value	Difference in Agatston score (95% CI) (N=91)	p-value
Model 1^†
Pericardial fat^‡, 46.6 cm³	1.92 (1.27, 2.90)	0.002	162 (32, 292)	0.015
Model 2
Body mass index^‡, 4.4 kg/m²	0.91 (0.67, 1.25)	0.574	62 (−83, 208)	0.399
Model 3^†
Waist circumference^‡, 12.5 cm	1.13 (0.81, 1.56)	0.472	−9 (−159, 141)	0.905

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

^†

Adjusting for height

^‡

Per standard deviation