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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2017 Oct 31;121(3):315–321. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.10.026

Table 2.

Linear regression (beta estimates (95% confidence intervals)) for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Pooled Cohort Risk Score (%) for one standard deviation difference in ectopic fat in MASALA (Bold indicates estimates are significantly different from zero at the p<0.05 level)

Model Visceral Fat Subcutaneous Fat Pericardial Fat Hepatic Fat* Intermuscular Fat
SD=56 cm2 SD=94 cm2 SD=30 cm3 SD=11 HU SD=9 cm2
Unadjusted 2.71 (2.09–3.34) −0.94 (−1.59– −0.29) 3.09 (2.46–3.71) 0.87 (0.22–1.52) 2.31 (1.68–2.95)
Adjusted for Visceral Fat -- −1.82 (−2.46– −1.19) 2.24 (1.40–3.09) −0.47 (−1.17–0.24) 1.29 (0.58–2.00)
Adjusted for Subcutaneous Fat 3.22 (2.58–3.85) - 3.65 (3.01–4.29) 1.06 (0.41–1.72) 3.23 (2.56–3.91)
Adjusted for Pericardial Fat 1.22 (0.39–2.06) −1.95 (−2.58– −1.32) - −0.26 (−0.92–0.40) 1.16 (0.46–1.85)
Adjusted for Hepatic Fat 2.93 (2.22–3.63) −1.12 (−1.77– −0.46) 3.18 (2.51–3.86) - 2.24 (1.60–2.88)
Adjusted for Muscle Fat 2.08 (1.37–2.79) −2.25 (−2.92– −1.58) 2.54 (1.84–3.25) 0.61 (−0.03–1.24) -
Full model: Complete Mutual Adjustment 1.13 (0.25–2.01) −2.58 (−3.23– −1.92) 2.30 (1.46–3.14) −0.25 (−0.92–0.43) 1.79 (1.05–2.53)