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. 2021 Dec 22;7(3):259–267. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.5340

Table 3. Coronary Artery Disease Burden on CCTA Between Black and White Persons.

Variables Participants, No. (%) P valuea
All (N = 3323) Black (n = 370) White (n = 2953)
CAC score
0 1289 (38.8) 203 (54.9) 1086 (36.8) <.001
1-100 990 (29.8) 90 (24.3) 900 (30.5)
101-400 589 (17.7) 47 (12.7) 542 (18.4)
>400 455 (13.7) 30 (8.1) 425 (14.4)
>0 2034 (61.2) 167 (45.1) 1867 (63.2) <.001
>100 1044 (31.4) 77 (20.8) 967 (32.7) <.001
>400 455 (13.7) 30 (8.1) 425 (14.4) .001
Stenosis
None (0%) 1123 (33.8) 171 (46.2) 952 (32.2) <.001
Mild (1%-49%) 1738 (52.3) 167 (45.1) 1571 (53.2)
Moderate (50%-69%) 260 (7.8) 17 (4.6) 243 (8.2)
Severe (≥70% or ≥50% left main) 202 (6.1) 15 (4.1) 187 (6.3)
Stenosis ≥50% (moderate + severe) 462 (13.9) 32 (8.6) 430 (14.6) .001
Plaque
None 1123 (33.8) 171 (46.2) 952 (32.2) <.001
Calcified only 275 (8.3) 29 (7.8) 246 (8.3) .84
Noncalcified only 117 (3.5) 23 (6.2) 94 (3.2) .006
Calcified and noncalcified 1808 (54.4) 147 (39.7) 1661 (56.2) <.001
High-risk plaque feature present 1686 (50.7) 139 (37.6) 1547 (52.4) <.001

Abbreviations: CAC, coronary artery calcium; CCTA, coronary computed tomography angiography.

a

Fisher exact test comparing CCTA features between Black and White persons.