Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Sample size | 684 |
| Woman | 41.5% |
| Age, years at CT scan | 68.8 ± 6.1 |
| Age, years at CMR scan | 74.2 ± 6.1 |
| CT calcification volumes, mm3a | 3.98 ± 1.87a |
| CMR calcification volumes, mm3a | 2.70 ± 1.37a |
| Smoking (current) | 40.2% |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg) | 146.81 ± 19.46 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg) | 79.84 ± 10.85 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 13.3% |
| Serum total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.6 ± 0.9 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.4 ± 0.3 |
| Antihypertensive medication use | 37.7% |
| Statin medication use | 31.1% |
| Stroke events | 5.6% |
Values are means with standard deviations for continuous variables and percentages for dichotomous or categorical variables
Abbreviation: CT computed tomography, HDL high-density lipoprotein, CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance
aLn-transformed volumes (Ln(calcification volume + 1 mm3))