Table 6.
Median regression for Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
| Median Regression Models | Estimate | Lower CL | Upper CL | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Unadjusted | ||||
| Epicardial fat volume (EFV) | −0.0156 | −0.1316 | 0.1004 | 0.7913 |
| Model 2: includes age, gender and race | ||||
| Age | 0.4134 | −0.1582 | 0.9851 | 0.1558 |
| Gender (male vs. female) | 31.8158 | 23.2695 | 40.3621 | <.0001 |
| Race (Caucasian vs. Asian ) | 0.6680 | −9.5785 | 10.9145 | 0.8981 |
| Race (African-American vs. Asian) | −20.6831 | −34.1101 | −7.2560 | 0.0026 |
| Epicardial fat volume (EFV) | −0.0642 | −0.1750 | 0.0467 | 0.2558 |
| Model 3: all predictors | ||||
| Age | 0.2490 | −0.2838 | 0.7817 | 0.3586 |
| Gender (male vs. female) | 30.0674 | 20.3262 | 39.8085 | <.0001 |
| Race (Caucasian vs. Asian ) | 3.0629 | −7.7204 | 13.8463 | 0.5767 |
| Race (African-American vs. Asian) | −8.7321 | −25.1360 | 7.6717 | 0.2957 |
| BMI* (obese [BMI≥30] vs. normal [BMI<25]) | −8.0159 | −21.5971 | 5.5653 | 0.2464 |
| BMI (overweight [BMI 25–29] vs. normal [BMI<25]) | 4.2220 | −6.4752 | 14.9193 | 0.4380 |
| Hypertension | 19.9254 | 8.5336 | 31.3172 | 0.0007 |
| Dyslipidemia | 10.2237 | 0.1095 | 20.3378 | 0.0476 |
| Family History of coronary artery disease | 9.0070 | 0.3296 | 17.6845 | 0.0420 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 14.0616 | 4.6043 | 23.5189 | 0.0037 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6.2628 | −3.4387 | 15.9644 | 0.2050 |
| Smoking (current vs. never) | −3.0321 | −14.8693 | 8.8051 | 0.6146 |
| Smoking (former vs. never) | 5.0142 | −4.8388 | 14.8672 | 0.3175 |
| Epicardial fat volume (EFV) | −0.0885 | −0.1876 | 0.0106 | 0.0799 |
Median calcium score for 1 unit change of EFV.
*
BMI: body mass index.