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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients undergoing CAC screening by coronary CT (n = 76)

From: Comparative analysis of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and T for their association with coronary computed tomography-assessed calcium scoring represented by the Agatston score

Characteristics

Value

Age, mean (SD)

58.4 (11.36)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

38 (50)

 Female

38 (50)

Cardiovascular risk factors, n (%)

 Arterial hypertension

39 (51)

 Hypercholesterinemia

30 (40)

 Cardiac family history

20 (26)

 Smoking

24 (32)

 Diabetes mellitus

12 (16)

 Adiposity

23 (30)

Laboratory parameters, mean (SD)

 Creatinine µmol/l

81.0 (58.9)

 Total cholesterol, mmol/l

5.1 (0.95)

 LDL cholesterol, mmol/l

3.4 (0.91)

 HDL cholesterol, mmol/l

1.4 (0.43)

 Triglyceride, mmol/l

1.6 (0.96)

 Uric acid, µmol/l

299.9 (78.4)

Medical history, n (%)

 Atrial fibrillation

6 (7.9)

 Paroxysmal

4 (5.3)

 Persistent

1 (1.3)

 Permanent

1 (1.3)

 COPD

3 (3.9)

 Asthma

1 (1.3)

 Cancer

15 (19.7)

 Radiotherapy

2 (3)

Agatston score

 0

29 (38)

 1–100

27 (36)

 101–400

13 (17)

 > 400

7 (9)

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SD standard deviation