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. 2021 May 5;13(5):e14856. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14856

Table 2. Scan demographics and scan methodology.

ASCVD, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CAC, coronary artery calcium; CAP, chest abdomen, and pelvis; CT, computed tomography

  CT chest without contrast CT chest with and without contrast Low-dose lung cancer screening CT CAP without contrast CT CAP with and without contrast Total Proportion confidence interval (95%)
Total scans by pooled cohort equation: 10-year ASCVD risk 17 1 8 8 2 36 NA
ASCVD risk < 5% 6 1 0 3 0 10 NA
Prescribe statin (CAC < 300 AU) 5 0 0 1 0 6/10 (60%) [0.25, 0.95] 25-95%
ASCVD risk 5%-7.5% 4   6 2 1 13 NA
Deprescribe statin (CAC = 0 AU) 1 0 2 1 0 4/13 (31%) [0.029, 0.587] 3-59%
Prescribe statin (CAC < 300 AU) 2 0 3 1 1 7/13 (54%) [0.237, 0.839] 24-84%
ASCVD risk > 7.5% 7 0 2 3 1 13 NA
Deprescribe statin (CAC = 0 AU) 4 0 0 2 0 6/13 (46%) [0.16, 0.762] 16-76%