Table 1. CAC and Prevalence of risk factors among study participants .
CAC Score | |||||||
Total N (%) |
Zero N (%N) |
Mild N (%N) |
Moderate N (%N) | Severe N (%N) | *P value | ||
Overall | 154 (61.11) | 65 (25.79) | 22 (8.73) | 11 (4.37) | |||
Risk factors | |||||||
smoking | Yes No |
39 (15.4) 213 (84.52) |
15 (9.7) 139 (90.3) |
11(16.9) 54 (83.1) |
7 (31.8) 15 (68.2) |
6 (54.6) 5 (45.4) |
0.001 |
Diabetes | Yes No |
50 (19.8) 202 (80) |
14 (19.1) 140 (90.9) |
16 (24.6) 49 (75.4) |
12 (54.5) 10 (45.5) |
8 (72.7) 3 (27.3) |
0.001 |
Dyslipidemia | Yes No |
79 (31.3) 173 (68.6) |
41 (26.6) 113 (73.4) |
19 (29.2) 46 (70.8) |
12 (54.5) 10 (45.5) |
7 (63.6) 4 (36.4) |
0.061 |
Hypertension | Yes No |
110 (43.6) 142 (56.3) |
50 (32.5) 104 (67.5) |
39 (60) 26 (40) |
12 (54.5) 10 (45.5) |
9 (81.8) 2 (18.2) |
0.001 |
Family history | Yes No |
86 (34.12) 166 (65.87) |
47 (30.5) 107 (69.5) |
25 (5/38) 40 (5/61) |
8 (36.4) 14 (63.6) |
6 (54.5) 5 (45.5) |
0.318 |
Gender | Men Female |
133 (52.7) 119 (47.2) |
72 (46.7) 82 (53.3) |
37 (56.9) 28 (43.1) |
17 (77.3) 5 (22.7) |
7 (63.6) 4 (36.4) |
0.037 |
BMI | >=30 <30 |
61 (24.2) 191(75.7) |
41 (26.6) 113 (73.4) |
13 (20) 52 (80) |
6 (27.3) 16 (72.7) |
1 (9.1) 10 (90.9) |
0.548 |
Age groups, yr | <45 46-55 >56 |
76 (30.1) 75 (29.7) 101 (40) |
66 (42.9) 49 (31.8) 39 (25.3) |
7 (10.8) 24 (36.9) 34 (52.3) |
- 1 (4.5) 21 (95.4) |
3 (27.3) 1 (9.1) 7 (63.3) |
0.001 |
*P-value< 0.05 is significant.