Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the cohort stratified by incident CAC category
CAC | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1–10 | 11–100 | >100 | ||
Age (years) | 39.35 ± 5.34 | 42.72 ± 5.38 | 44.09 ± 6.27 | 46.52 ± 7.78 | <0.001 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 95.6 ± 11.31 | 97.32 ± 12.88 | 98.6 ± 17.45 | 100.86 ± 20.83 | <0.001 |
HbA1c | 5.61 ± 0.38 | 5.66 ± 0.41 | 5.68 ± 0.54 | 5.78 ± 0.65 | <0.001 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL)a | 116 (84–164) | 129.5 (93–185.5) | 126 (91–179) | 127 (90–178) | <0.001 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 52.17 ± 12.36 | 50.51 ± 12.31 | 51.02 ± 12.19 | 51.09 ± 13.6 | <0.001 |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 130.32 ± 30.91 | 142.06 ± 30.8 | 140.91 ± 31.49 | 141 ± 32.34 | <0.001 |
Uric acid | 6.1 ± 1.18 | 6.16 ± 1.23 | 6.11 ± 1.17 | 6.13 ± 1.36 | 0.467 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.31 ± 2.72 | 24.67 ± 2.61 | 24.59 ± 2.76 | 24.83 ± 2.78 | <0.001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 109.53 ± 8.05 | 109.4 ± 8.03 | 110.03 ± 7.95 | 110.71 ± 8.05 | 0.039 |
DBP (mmHg) | 69.71 ± 5.54 | 70.67 ± 5.29 | 70.78 ± 5.46 | 71.44 ± 5.14 | <0.001 |
Education, n (%) | 0.003 | ||||
≤High school | 1237 (10.09) | 95 (10.75) | 110 (11.36) | 38 (16.89) | |
≥College graduate | 10,191 (83.14) | 740 (83.71) | 811 (83.78) | 169 (75.11) | |
Unknown | 830 (6.77) | 49 (5.54) | 47 (4.86) | 18 (8) | |
Smoking status, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
Never/former | 8014 (65.38) | 527 (59.62) | 566 (58.47) | 129 (57.33) | |
Current smoker | 3860 (31.49) | 318 (35.97) | 378 (39.05) | 90 (40) | |
Unknown | 384 (3.13) | 39 (4.41) | 24 (2.48) | 6 (2.67) | |
Alcohol (g/day), median (IQR) | 10 (4–21) | 10 (4–23) | 11 (4–29) | 11 (4–32) | <0.001 |
Pysical activity, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
HEPA | 1406 (11.47) | 106 (11.99) | 141 (14.57) | 42 (18.67) | |
Insufficient PA | 3866 (31.54) | 288 (32.58) | 327 (33.78) | 75 (33.33) | |
Sedentary PA | 4648 (37.92) | 352 (39.82) | 343 (35.43) | 76 (33.78) | |
Unknown | 2338 (19.07) | 138 (15.61) | 157 (16.22) | 32 (14.22) | |
