(a) >1 CAC score group achieving LDL-C < 60 mg/dl (N = 110)

(b) >1 CAC score group not achieving LDL-C < 60 mg/dl (N = 15)

(c) ≤1 CAC score group (N = 81)

Significance

Gender

43 female (39%)

67 male (61%)

4 female (27%)

11 male (73%)

56 female (69%)

25 male (31%)

P < 0.01

P = 0.35 (a vs. b)

P < 0.01 (a vs. c)

P < 0.01 (b vs. c)

*Median CAC score range ( )

204 (5 - 3615)

31 (3 - 3614)

0

P < 0.01

Mean follow-up (years)

3.5 ± 0.18

3.1 ± 0.5

3.8 ± 0.3

P = 0.72

Age (years)

66.5 ± 0.85

61.5 ± 2.1

57.8 ± 1.2

P < 0.01

P = 0.08 (a vs. b)

P < 0.01 (a vs. c)

P = 0.27 (b vs. c)

Total cholesterol mg/dl

187 ± 4.8

216 ± 11

ND

P = 0.052

HDL cholesterol mg/dl

54.8 ± 1.7

59.2 ± 4.6

ND

P = 0.40

Triglycerides mg/dl

130 ± 5.9

115.8 ± 27

ND

P = 0.45

LDL-C cholesterol mg/dl

113 ± 3.6

129 ± 11

ND

P = 0.14

BMI kg/m²

30.0 ± 0.7

27.1 ± 1.2

ND

P = 0.17

Diabetes

44%

22.2%

ND

P = 0.2

Metabolic syndrome

35%

13%

ND

P < 0.01

History of smoking (%)

28%

25%

ND

P = 0.8

Hypertension (%)

71%

46%

ND

P = 0.08

hsCRP mg/L

3.0 ± 0.6

2.6 ± 0.8

ND

P = 0.9