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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Radiol. 2020 Feb 7;125:108874. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108874

Table 4.

Correlation between RCA PCAT CT attenuation and coronary plaque within the whole coronary tree and the RCA in different ethnic groups.

South Asians (n = 100) Caucasians (n = 100) East Asians (n = 100) All patients (n = 300)
Whole Coronary Tree Plaque Volume, mm3
Non-calcified Plaque r = 0.324* r = 0.187 r = 0.176 r = 0.226*
Low-density NCP r = 0.296* r = 0.146 r = 0.093 r = 0.178*
Calcified Plaque r = 0.321* r = 0.217 r = 0.122 r = 0.219*
Total Plaque r = 0.334* r = 0.219# r = 0.174 r = 0.240*
RCA Plaque Volume, mm3
Non-calcified Plaque r = 0.597* r = 0.342* r = 0.378* r = 0.439*
Low-density NCP r = 0.590* r = 0.306* r = 0.289* r = 0.391*
Calcified Plaque r = 0.256# r = 0.029 r = 0.051 r = 0.109
Total Plaque r = 0.572* r = 0.32* r = 0.365* r = 0.419*
Whole Coronary Tree Plaque Burden, %
Non-calcified Plaque r = 0.380* r = 0.256# r = 0.229# r = 0.283*
Low-density NCP r = 0.320* r = 0.164 r = 0.122 r = 0.202*
Calcified Plaque r = 0.345* r = 0.226# r = 0.143 r = 0.24*
Total Plaque r = 0.404* r = 0.311# r = 0.247# r = 0.314*
RCA Plaque Burden, %
Non-calcified Plaque r = 0.622* r = 0.367* r = 0.407* r = 0.468*
Low-density NCP r = 0.559* r = 0.339* r = 0.266# r = 0.393*
Calcified Plaque r = 0.24# r = 0.029 r = 0.050 r = 0.105
Total Plaque r = 0.602* r = 0.35* r = 0.387* r = 0.449*
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highlights p < 0.05.

*

highlights p ≤ 0.001.