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 |
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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.