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Table 3 Patient characteristics according to coronary artery calcium scores < or ≥ 100 Agatston units

From: Epicardial adipose tissue volume and coronary calcification among people living with diabetes: a cross-sectional study

 

CAC < 100 AU

CAC ≥ 100 AU

OR [95%CI]

p

n = 320

n = 89

Clinical characteristics

    

 Age (years)

54.7 ± 12.2

65.7 ± 8.7

 

< 0.0001

 Gender (Male/Female)

164/156

54/35

0.7 [0.4–1.1]

0.120

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

29.3 ± 6.0

28.2 ± 5.5

 

0.119

Ethnicity

    

 Caucasian

57(17.9)

31(34.8)

REF

 

 Afro-Caribbean

88(27.6)

15(16.9)

0.3 [0.2–0.6]

0.001

 Arabic

116(36.4)

30(33.7)

0.5 [0.3–0.9]

0.014

 Asia

47(14.7)

10(11.2)

0.4 [0.2–0.9]

0.023

 Other

11(3.4)

3(3.4)

0.5 [0.1–1.9]

0.316

Diabetes

    

 Type

    

  Type 1

52(16.2)

4(4.5)

REF

 

  Type 2

239(74.7)

79(88.8)

4.3 [1.5–12.3]

0.006

  Other

29(9.1)

6(6.7)

2.7 [0.7–10.3]

0.149

 Time since diagnosis (years)

12.9 ± 9.8

17.7 ± 10.8

 

< 0.0001

 HbA1c (%)

9.0 ± 2.3

8.7 ± 2.1

 

0.280

Diabetes-related complication

    

 Retinopathy

116(37.8)

44(51.8)

1.8[1.1–2.9]

0.025

 Macular edema

28(9.3)

16(19.5)

2.4 [1.2–4.6]

0.018

 Nephropathy

100(33.0)

48(55.2)

2.5 [1.5–4.1]

< 0.0001

 Neuropathy

120(38.5)

43(48.3)

1.5 [0.9–2.4]

0.112

 Macrovascular disease

30(9.4)

32(36.0)

5.4 [3.1–9.6]

< 0.0001

Additional cardiovascular risk factors

 Family history of premature CAD

27(21.8)

6(24.0)

1.1 [0.4–3.1]

0.795

 Hypertension

163(50.9)

61(69.3)

2.2 [1.3–3.6]

0.002

 Dyslipidaemia

171(53.4)

67(76.1)

2.8 [1.6–4.8]

< 0.0001

 Current smoking

52(16.2)

19(21.3)

1.4 [0.8–2.5]

0.270

 Cumulative tobacco consumption (pack-year)

6.4 ± 14.1

14.7 ± 22.8

 

< 0.0001

  1. Data: mean ± standard deviation
  2. AU Agatston unit, CAD coronary artery disease, OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval