Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of women and men that underwent cardiac CT angiography
| Overall | Women | Men | |
| n | 2715 | 1385 | 1330 |
| Age in years (mean (SD)) | 60 (8) | 60 (8) | 59 (8) |
| Body mass index (mean (SD)) | 27 (4) | 27 (5) | 27 (4) |
| Complaints, n (%) | |||
| Chest pain or discomfort | 1499 (55) | 801 (58) | 698 (53) |
| Dyspnoea | 295 (11) | 167 (12) | 128 (10) |
| Fatigue | 93 (3) | 47 (3) | 46 (4) |
| Palpitations | 272 (10) | 163 (12) | 109 (8) |
| Collapse | 18 (1) | <10 | >10 |
| Smoking status, n (%) | |||
| Current | 809 (32) | 428 (34) | 381 (31) |
| Former | 936 (37) | 461 (36) | 475 (38) |
| Never | 765 (31) | 380 (30) | 385 (31) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 211 (8) | 97 (7) | 114 (9) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 885 (33) | 518 (38) | 367 (28) |
| Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 497 (18) | 263 (19) | 234 (18) |
| CACS score (median (IQR)) | 34 (0–162) | 14 (0–92) | 67 (6–267) |
| CACS category, n (%) | |||
| 0 | 682 (25) | 472 (34) | 210 (16) |
| 1–100 | 1150 (42) | 585 (42) | 565 (43) |
| 101–400 | 598 (22) | 251 (18) | 347 (26) |
| >400 | 285 (11) | 77 (6) | 208 (16) |
| Degree of stenosis, n (%) | |||
| 0 % | 792 (29) | 527 (38) | 265 (20) |
| 1%–49% | 1114 (41) | 563 (41) | 551 (41) |
| 50%–70% | 431 (16) | 168 (12) | 263 (20) |
| >70% | 378 (14) | 127 (9) | 251 (19) |
| Examinations during follow-up, n (%) | |||
| At least one CAG | 553 (20) | 205 (15) | 348 (26) |
| At least one PCI or CABG | 234 (9) | 66 (5) | 168 (13) |
| All-cause mortality | 68 (3) | 22 (2) | 46 (4) |
| Cardiovascular mortality | 10 (0.4) | <10 | <10 |
| Years of follow-up (median (IQR)) | 4.6 (3.2–6.3) | 4.6 (3.2–6.3) | 4.7 (3.2–6.4) |
Due to privacy constraints, numbers of individuals fewer than 10 are not allowed to be exported from statistics Netherlands. These numbers are represented as ‘<10’ with the corresponding percentage.
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAC, coronary artery calcium; CACS, Coronary Artery Calcium Score; CAG, coronary angiography; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.