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Table 3 Comparison of coronary artery calcifications in women and men

From: Is there a gender difference in noninvasive coronary imaging? Multislice computed tomography for noninvasive detection of coronary stenoses

 

Women (n = 50)

Men (n = 95)

p*

Per-patient analysis†

50 patients

95 patients

= 0.001

No calcification

22/50 (44%)

16/95 (17%)

 

Small calcified lesion

13/50 (26%)

18/95 (19%)

 

Moderate calcification

8/50 (16%)

29/95 (31%)

 

Severe calcification

7/50 (14%)

32/95 (34%)

 

Per-segment analysis$

750 segments

1425 segments

< 0.001

No calcification

646/750 (86%)

1011/1425 (71%)

 

Small calcified lesion

51/750 (7%)

188/1425 (13%)

 

Moderate calcification

36/750 (5%)

162/1425 (11%)

 

Severe calcification

17/750 (2%)

64/1425 (4%)

 
  1. * compared using the chi-square test.
  2. † The maximum coronary calcification seen in any of the 15 segments was used for the per-patient comparison.
  3. $ 15 segments per patient.
  4. Because of rounding percentages may not total 100%.
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