Sex-and race-specific burden of aortic valve calcification among older adults without overt coronary heart disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The prevalence of aortic valve calcification (AVC) increases with age. However, the sex-and race-specific burden of AVC and associated cardiovascular risk factors among adults ≥75 years are not well studied.

Methods

We calculated the sex-and race-specific burden of AVC among 2283 older Black and White adults (mean age:80.5 [SD:4.3] years) without overt coronary heart disease from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study who underwent non-contrast cardiac-gated CT-imaging at visit 7 (2018-2019). Using Poisson regression with robust variance, we calculated the adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) of the association of AVC with cardiovascular risk factors.

Results

The overall AVC prevalence was 44.8%, with White males having the highest prevalence at

SUBMITTER: Boakye E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309802 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature