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. 2021 Aug 18;6(11):1–10. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.3055

Table 2. Baseline Plaque Volume and Statin Use Associated With Change in Compositional Volumetric Plaque.

Modela Change in compositional volumetric plaque
Low-attenuation plaque Fibro-fatty plaque Fibrous plaque Low-density calcium High-density calcium 1K plaque
Adjusted β coefficient (95% CI)b P value Adjusted β coefficient (95% CI)b P value Adjusted β coefficient (95% CI)b P value Adjusted β coefficient (95% CI)b P value Adjusted β coefficient (95% CI)b P value Adjusted β coefficient (95% CI)b P value
Plaque volume at baseline, mm3 0.003 (−0.006 to 0.012) .47 0.014 (0.003 to 0.026) .01 0.01 (−0.01 to 0.04) .19 0.10 (0.09 to 0.12) <.001 0.04 (0.03 to 0.05) <.001 0.025 (0.017 to 0.033) <.001
Statin use, No. −0.27 (−1.26 to 0.72) .60 0.09 (−1.15 to 1.33) .89 −2.51 (−4.79 to −0.24) .03 0.31 (−1.20 to 1.81) .69 0.34 (−0.42 to 1.09) .38 0.03 (−0.71 to 0.77) .94
Plaque volume at baseline × statin use −0.02 (−0.03 to −0.01) .001 −0.03 (−0.04 to −0.02) <.001 −0.01 (−0.03 to 0.02) .58 −0.01 (−0.03 to 0.003) .11 0.02 (0.01 to 0.03) <.001 0.02 (0.01 to 0.03) <.001
a

Generalized linear mixed models with random intercept.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, smoking status, body mass index, and computed tomography interval.