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. 2014 Dec 31;7:53–64. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S73728

Table S2.

Variable values and reference standards used to validate data from the Western Denmark Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Registry

Variables Values (reference standards for validation)
Family history of premature CAD Yes/no/unknowna
Current lipid-lowering therapy Yes/no/unknowna
Current medical treatment for hypertension Yes/no/unknowna
Smoking status Current/never/former/unknowna
Diabetes None/recently elevated blood glucose/insulin (± oral antidiabetic treatment)/oral antidiabetic treatment (without insulin)/nonpharmacological treatment/unknowna
Previous PCI Yes/no/unknowna
Previous cardiac surgery Yes/no/unknowna
Previous myocardial infarction Yes/no/unknowna
Height Exact height in cma
Weight Exact weight in kga
Type of CT scanner Siemens 64-slice/Siemens 64-slice dual-source/Phillips 64-slice/Phillips 256-slice/GE 64-slice/Toshiba 64-slice/Toshiba 320-slice/Siemens Flash GE 750 HD/otherb
Date of procedure Day-month-year (±1 week)b
Kilo-electron volt Exact kilo-electron voltb
Radiation dose Exact radiation dose in DLP/millisievertb
Contrast volume Exact volume in mLb
CACS result Exact score in Agatstonb
Coronary CTA result Only CACS was performed/none CAD (0% luminal stenosis)/nonobstructive CAD (1%–49% luminal stenosis)/obstructive CAD (≥50% luminal stenosis) categorized as 1-vessel obstructive CAD/2-vessel obstructive CAD/3-vessel or left main obstructive CADa
Consequence of coronary CTA results Nothing further/medical treatment/referral to invasive coronary angiography/referral to myocardial perfusion imaging/referral to other noninvasive diagnostic testing/other

Notes:

a

Reference standard: medical records;

b

reference standard: medical records including imaging reports from working stations.

Abbreviations: CACS, coronary artery calcium scoring; CAD, coronary artery disease; CT, computed tomography; CTA, computed tomography angiography; DLP, dose length product; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.