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. 2015 May 15;67(4):332–340. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.04.017

Table 3.

Carotid intima-media thickness and coronary calcium scores according to the estimated cardiovascular risk categories.

Risk algorithm 10-year risk categories Carotid intima-media thickness (mm)
Coronary calcium score
Median (interquartile range) p Value Median (interquartile range) p Value
Framingham risk score <20% (n = 140) 0.60 (0.55, 0.76) 0.002 0 (0, 18.8) 0.008
≥20% (n = 52) 0.74 (0.60, 0.90) 7.5 (0, 64.1)
JBS3 risk score <20% (n = 137) 0.60 (0.55, 0.75) <0.001 0 (0, 12.5) <0.001
≥20% (n = 54) 0.80 (0.65, 0.90) 21.4 (0, 127.5)
ACC/AHA risk score <20% (n = 137) 0.65 (0.60, 0.80) 0.02 0.2 (0, 48.6) 0.13
≥20% (n = 20) 0.85 (0.64, 1.0) 16.6 (0, 208.2)
WHO/ISH risk score <20% (n = 135) 0.65 (0.60, 0.80) 0.004 0.7 (0, 58.1) 0.90
≥20% (n = 22) 0.90 (0.65, 1.00) 1.1 (0, 68.1)

ACC, American College of Cardiology; AHA, American Heart Association; JBS3, 3rd iteration of the Joint British Societies.