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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: Radiology. 2018 Feb 5;287(3):808–815. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017171568

Key Differences between Cases and Control Subjects

Characteristic Cases (n = 11)* Control Subjects (n = 208)* P Value

Mean age (y) 49.7 ± 16.5 60.3 ± 10.8 .031
Mean BMI (kg/m2) 29.36 ± 6.4 29.47 ± 5.09 .95
Mean calcium score 209 ± 254 482 ± 786 .008
Regional wall motion abnormality 7 (63.6) 38 (18.2) .0017
Elevated troponin level at presentation 3 (27.3) 2 (0.1) .001
ACS 5 (45.4) 8 (3.8) .001
Traditional high-risk plaque features 2 (18.2) 118 (56.7) .02

Note.—ACS = acute coronary syndrome, BMI = body mass index.

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Except where indicated, data are numbers of subjects, with percentages in parentheses.