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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: A comparative assessment of coronary artery calcification on chest CT scans of patients referred to a cardio-oncology clinic

General Characteristics

Cardio-Onc Clinic

Cardiology Clinic

General clinic population

P-value

Total Number of patients

83

83

83

 

Number of men

35

41

41

0.60

Average age

60.12

60.52

59.69

0.91

Race

White = 49

White = 29

White = 34

0.03

Black = 23

Black = 39

Black = 35

Hispanic = 11

Hispanic = 12

Hispanic = 12

Asian = 0

Asian = 2

Asian = 1

Other = 0

Other = 1

Other = 1

Smoking Status

Never = 40

Never = 40

Never = 48

0.05

Former = 35

Former = 29

Former = 18

Current = 8

Current = 14

Current = 17

No. with any known CAD, MI, CABG or stent

18

44

6

<0.01

No. with CKD or ESRD

6

31

12

<0.01

No. Family history of MI

37

31

22

0.05

Average systolic BP

127.1 +/- 19.5

126.6 +/- 21.5

131.4 +/- 21.8

0.27

Average diastolic BP

70 +/- 12.2

71 +/- 12.4

77.2 +/- 13.5

<0.01

Average BMI

27.7 +/- 5.6

29.7 +/- 7.2

27.5 +/- 9.7

0.14

No. with HTN or HTN treatment

48

72

50

<0.01

No. with DM or DM treatment

13

29

21

0.02

No. with dyslipidemia or lipid treatment

35

51

27

<0.01

No. on aspirin

19

52

20

<0.01

No. on beta blockers

27

53

18

<0.01

No. on ACEI or ARB

35

33

22

0.08

No. on nitrates

3

4

1

0.4

  1. ACEI Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB Angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI Body mass index, BP Blood pressure, CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting, CAD Coronary artery disease, CKD Chronic kidney disease, DM Diabetes mellitus, ESRD End stage renal disease, HTN Hypertension, MI Myocardial infarction