Distribution of Coronary Artery Calcium by Age, Sex, and Race Among Patients 30-45 Years Old.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a measure of atherosclerotic burden and is well-validated for risk stratification in middle- to older-aged adults. Few studies have investigated CAC in younger adults, and there is no calculator for determining age-, sex-, and race-based percentiles among individuals aged <45 years.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to determine the probability of CAC >0 and develop age-sex-race percentiles for U.S. adults aged 30-45 years.

Methods

We harmonized 3 datasets-CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults), the CAC Consortium, and the Walter Reed Cohort-to study CAC in 19,725 asymptomatic Black and White individuals aged 30-45 years without known atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. After weighting each coho

SUBMITTER: Javaid A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9179003 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature