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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2012 Dec 12;127(1):e6–e245. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31828124ad

Table 17-1.

CAC Scores for the 75th Percentile of Men and Women of Different Race/Ethnic Groups, at Specified Ages

Age, y 75th Percentile CAC Scores*
Black Chinese Hispanic White
Women
 45 0 0 0 0
 55 0 2 0 1
 65 26 45 19 54
 75 138 103 116 237
Men
 45 0 3 0 0
 55 15 34 27 68
 65 95 121 141 307
 75 331 229 358 820

CAC indicates coronary artery calcification.

*

The 75th percentile CAC score is the score at which 75% of people of the same age, sex, and race have a score at or below this level and 25% of people of the same age, sex, and race have a higher score. (Source: MESA CAC Tools Web site.40)