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. 2020 Jul 24;3(7):e2011444. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11444

Table 2. Baseline Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography Measures Based on 10-Year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score.

Measure No. (%)
All Low risk Intermediate risk High risk P value
Total No. 1005 463 373 169
Presence of any plaque 760 (75.6) 300 (64.8) 307 (82.3) 153 (90.5) <.001
Plaque volume, median (IQR), mm3
Total plaque 43.1 (3.9-127.0) 23 (0-85.9) 45.8 (11.1-128.0) 105.1 (47.6-228.9) <.001
Calcified plaque 5.3 (0-32.6) 1.2 (0-16.4) 7.8 (0.1-37.2) 31.3 (3.8-75.3) <.001
Noncalcified plaque 28.8 (1.0-85.9) 14.8 (0-61.4) 30.5 (5.9-89.4) 66.3 (23.8-149.2) <.001
Fibrous plaque 20.3 (0.7-56.5) 10.3 (0-41.6) 22.3 (4.6-55.8) 46.3 (20.7-96.3) <.001
Fibrofatty plaque 3.5 (0-22.1) 1.0 (0-17.3) 4.6 (0.1-19.6) 11.7 (1.8-34.6) <.001
Low-attenuation plaque 0 (0-1.5) 0 (0-0.8) 0 (0-1.6) 0.3 (0-2.8) <.001
Adverse plaque characteristics
Any APC 688 (68.5) 260 (56.2) 280 (75.1) 148 (87.6) <.001
Positive remodeling 662 (65.9) 250 (54.0) 268 (71.8) 144 (85.2) <.001
Low-attenuation plaque 213 (21.2) 88 (19.0) 76 (20.4) 49 (29.0) .02
Spotty calcification 194 (19.3) 68 (14.7) 78 (20.9) 48 (28.4) <.001

Abbreviations: APC, adverse plaque characteristic; IQR, interquartile range.