Table 2.
Distribution of CAC Scores for Each Scoring Method, Stratified by Sampling Group
| Parameter | Sampling Group | Total (n = 1442) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHD Deaths (n = 171) |
Deaths not from CHD (n = 295) |
Control Participants (n = 976) |
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| CAC scoring method 1* |
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| None | 18 (10.5) | 52 (17.6) | 317 (32.5) | 387 (26.8) |
| Mild | 64 (37.4) | 120 (40.7) | 444 (45.5) | 628 (43.6) |
| Moderate | 40 (23.4) | 62 (21.0) | 127 (13.0) | 229 (15.9) |
| Heavy | 49 (28.7) | 61 (20.7) | 88 (9.0) | 198 (13.7) |
| CAC scoring method 2* |
8.18 ± 6.92 | 6.48 ± 6.46 | 3.67 ± 4.92 | 4.78 ± 5.77 |
| 0 | 18 (10.5) | 50 (16.9) | 315 (32.3) | 383 (26.6) |
| 1–5 | 52 (30.4) | 120 (40.7) | 436 (44.7) | 608 (42.2) |
| 6–11 | 58 (33.9) | 61 (20.7) | 138 (14.1) | 257 (17.8) |
| 12–30 | 43 (25.1) | 64 (21.7) | 87 (8.9) | 194 (13.5) |
| CAC scoring method 3* |
720.31 ± 971.33 | 540.06 ± 881.99 | 248.50 ± 544.12 | 364.09 ± 707.66 |
| 0 | 20 (11.7) | 53 (18.0) | 327 (33.5) | 400 (27.7) |
| 1–100 | 27 (15.8) | 67 (22.7) | 295 (30.2) | 389 (27.0) |
| 101–1000 | 82 (48.0) | 127 (43.1) | 284 (29.1) | 493 (34.2) |
| >1000 | 42 (24.6) | 48 (16.3) | 70 (7.2) | 160 (11.1) |
Note.—Data are number of participants and data in parentheses are percentages, except where indicated. P < .001 between the three sampling groups.
*
Data are mean ± standard deviation.