Table 3.

Angiography imaging results relative to PCSK9 groups

	CTA population (n = 412)	Quartile I < 136 ng/L n = 103	Quartile II–III 136–266 ng/L n = 206	Quartile IV > 266 ng/L n = 103	P value
Obstructive CAD at CTA
Stenosis > 50%	144 (35)	40 (39)	71 (34)	33 (32)	ns
Stenosis > 70%	45 (11)	12 (12)	23 (11)	10 (10)	ns
Coronary plaques
Total N. of plaques	3.9 ± 3.8	4.36 ± 3.89	3.67 ± 3.77	3.37 ± 3.77	0.0621*
N. of non-obstructive plaques	3.0 ± 3.1	3.33 ± 2.89	3.14 ± 3.10	2.42 ± 2.93	0.0322*
N. of obstructive plaques	0.9 ± 1.7	0.94 ± 1.57	0.73 ± 1.42	0.85 ± 1.87	ns
N. of calcified plaques	0.9 ± 1.7	0.85 ± 1.84	0.93 ± 1.69	0.81 ± 1.74	ns
N. of mixed plaques	2.6 ± 3.2	3.14 ± 3.42	2.49 ± 3.12	2.19 ± 3.15	0.0356*
N. of non-calcified plaques	0.5 ± 0.9	0.38 ± 0.85	0.54 ± 1.02	0.38 ± 0.72	ns
CTA score	12 ± 11	13.17 ± 11.53	11.83 ± 10.71	9.99 ± 11.11	0.0391*

Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation, categorical variables as absolute N and (%)

* I vs. IV quartile