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Table 2 Hazard ratios for hard and all CHD events for twofold increase in AS and SWCSs

From: An alternative method for quantifying coronary artery calcification: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA)

  

Hard Coronary Event

Any Coronary Event

Participants

CAC

No. Events/No. At Risk

Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

No. Events/No. At Risk

Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

All

Log2(AS + 1)

171/6508

1.19 (1.14-1.26)

291/6508

1.25 (1.20-1.30)

Log2(SWCS + 1)

1.23 (1.16-1.30)

1.28 (1.22-1.35)

AS > 0

Log2(AS + 1)

149/3243

1.16 (1.08-1.25)

257/3243

1.24 (1.17-1.31)

Log2(SWCS + 1)

1.18 (1.09-1.27)

1.25 (1.18-1.33)

AS = 0

Log2(SWCS + 1)

22/3265

1.11 (0.79-1.55)

34/3265

1.04 (0.79-1.38)

  1. Each unit increase in Log2(Score+1) represents doubling of CAC. All regressions adjusted for race, age, sex, smoking, diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure, lipid-lowering medication use, and antihypertensive medication use.
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