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Table 3 Risk factors by tertile of annual change in calcium score

From: Progression of coronary calcification in healthy postmenopausal women

 

Tertile

p value

 

1

2

3

 

n

32

30

32

 
 

mean (SD)

 

Age, y

64 (7)

65 (7)

67 (12)

0.55

Body mass index

25.1 (4.7)

26 (7.3)

27.1 (6.04)

0.45

% calories from fat

27 (6)

27 (7)

27 (10)

1.00

# days/week moderate-vigorous exercise

1.8 (2.2)

2.7 (2.6)

2.2 (2)

0.33

 

%

 

Hypertension

33

39

59

0.08

Diabetes

7

0

9

0.60*

High cholesterol

16

26

22

0.65

Current smoking

10

10

6

0.63*

Family history premature CHD

13

6

19

0.48*

Hormone use at baseline

48

42

44

0.87

Statin use at baseline

13

10

9

0.65*

  1. * Mantel-Hanzel Chi Square used because of small cell sizes