Coronary Artery Calcium Progression and Development of a Cardiovascular Disease Event over 2 Years
| CAC Progression | Composite CVD Event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted Model* | Adjusted Model† | |||||
| OR | 95% CI | P Value | OR | 95% CI | P Value | |
| No change/improvement | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Increase | 4.91 | 1.95–12.35 | .001 | 4.06 | 1.47–11.21 | .007 |
↵* Experienced a myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, or other heart condition within the previous 2 years.
↵† Adjusted for age, sex, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, number of chronic conditions, and body mass index.
CAC, coronary artery calcification; CI, confidence interval; CVD, cardiovascular disease; OR, odds ratio.