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Systematic Review: analysis of the number and type of studies investigating risk factors for CAC.
| Risk Factors | CAC Presence | CAC Extent | CAC Progression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictive | Not Predictive | Predictive | Not Predictive | Predictive | Not Predictive | |
| Age | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gender | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethnicity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hypertension | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Family history | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Obesity | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
