Variables | High-degree CAC (n = 173) | Low-degree CAC (n = 699) | P value |
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Sex, M/F | 122/51 | 513/186 | 0.447 |
Age, y | 48.01 ± 6.50 | 47.63 ± 6.03 | 0.473 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26.28 ± 2.75 | 26.49 ± 3.13 | 0.395 |
Diabetes, % | 36.4 | 34.6 | 0.658 |
Smoking, % | 55.2 | 54.3 | 0.834 |
Prior use of statins, % | 85.5 | 66.7 | < 0.001 |
Hypertension, % | 62.4 | 61.4 | 0.799 |
SBP, mm Hg | 121.88 ± 17.60 | 125.14 ± 18.09 | 0.033 |
DBP, mm Hg | 77.30 ± 11.54 | 79.21 ± 11.84 | 0.057 |
TC, mmol/L | 4.74 ± 1.08 | 4.85 ± 1.19 | 0.276 |
TG, mmol/L | 2.17 ± 1.40 | 2.01 ± 1.08 | 0.146 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.02 ± 0.27 | 1.00 ± 0.24 | 0.351 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.61 ± 0.83 | 2.76 ± 0.97 | 0.061 |
Glucose, mmol/L | 6.06 ± 2.16 | 6.32 ± 2.17 | 0.150 |
hs-CRP, mg/L | 1.96 (0.92, 5.01) | 1.90 (0.89, 4.47) | 0.927 |