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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Comparison of CT and CMR for detection and quantification of carotid artery calcification: the Rotterdam Study

Sample size

684

Woman

41.5%

Age, years at CT scan

68.8 ± 6.1

Age, years at CMR scan

74.2 ± 6.1

CT calcification volumes, mm3a

3.98 ± 1.87a

CMR calcification volumes, mm3a

2.70 ± 1.37a

Smoking (current)

40.2%

Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)

146.81 ± 19.46

Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)

79.84 ± 10.85

Diabetes Mellitus

13.3%

Serum total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.6 ± 0.9

HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.4 ± 0.3

Antihypertensive medication use

37.7%

Statin medication use

31.1%

Stroke events

5.6%

  1. Values are means with standard deviations for continuous variables and percentages for dichotomous or categorical variables
  2. Abbreviation: CT computed tomography, HDL high-density lipoprotein, CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance
  3. aLn-transformed volumes (Ln(calcification volume + 1 mm3))