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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2015 Jan 6;169(3):371–378.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.017

Table 3.

Prevalence odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of CAC according to cardiovascular health metrics in 1731 participants in the NHLBI Family Heart Study

Odds Ratios (95% CI)

CVH metrics n Cases Crude* Age and Sex adjusted Full Adjustment
0–1 379 169 1 1 1
2 415 110 0.31 (0.25–0.37) 0.34 (0.27–0.42) 0.37 (0.29–0.45)
3 405 84 0.25 (0.19–0.31) 0.30 (0.23–0.39) 0.35 (0.26–0.44)
≥4 532 54 0.12 (0.09–0.16) 0.22 (0.16–0.30) 0.27 (0.20–0.36)
p for trend <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0001
*

Coronary calcification was defined as total coronary calcium score of ≥ 100

Adjusted for: Sex, age, field center, alcohol, income, education, and calorie consumption