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Table 3 Comparison of annual changes of CAC and compositional PV between LDL-C controlled and uncontrolled groups.

From: The effect of LDL-C status on the association between increased coronary artery calcium score and compositional plaque volume progression in statins-treated diabetic patients: evaluated using serial coronary CTAs

 

LDL-C controlled

LDL-C uncontrolled

p-value

On per-patient level

 CACs change, /year

17.96(4.06,42.97)

10.43(1.32,42.30)

0.253

 TPV, mm3/year

9.7(0,32.51)

2.28(-1.71,27.88)

0.093

 CPV, mm3/year

2.65(0,10.10)

1.27(0,6.72)

0.647

 NCPV, mm3/year

0(− 0.99,21.97)

4.25(0,20.74)

0.157

 LD-NCPV, mm3/year

0.088(0,3.85)

0(0,4.37)

0.681

On per-plaque level

 CACs change, /year

5.33(0.84,12.28)

4.4(0.32,12.57)

0.474

 TPV, mm3/year

1.63(0.06,9.75)

0.80(0,8.07)

0.615

 CPV, mm3/year

0.91(0,2.92)

0.64(0,2.51)

0.018

 NCPV, mm3/year

0(0,0.002)

0(0,6.58)

0.036

 LD-NCPV, mm3/year

0(0,0.58)

0(0,0.66)

0.304

  1. Data are reported as median (interquartile range)
  2. LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CACs: coronary artery calcification scores; TPV: total plaque volume; CPV: calcified plaque volume; NCPV: non-calcified plaque volume; LD-NCPV: low-density non-calcified plaque volume