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Table 2 Multislice computed tomography coronary angiography findings of the overall population and of diabetics compared with non-diabetics

From: Prognostic value of CT coronary angiography in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects with suspected CAD: importance of presenting symptoms

 

Overall population (n = 413)

Diabetics (n = 210)

Non-diabetics (n = 203)

p Value*

Patients

Absence of CAD (%)

134 (32)

59 (28)

75 (37)

0.07

Non-obstructive CAD (%)

169 (41)

76 (36)

93 (46)

0.06

Obstructive CAD (%)

110 (27)

75 (36)

35 (17)

<0.0001

Obstructive CAD in:

LM/LAD

76 (18)

54 (26)

22 (11)

<0.001

RCA

43 (10)

32 (15)

11 (5)

0.001

CXA

37 (9)

25 (12)

12 (6)

0.05

Single-vessel disease (%)

72 (17)

46 (22)

26 (13)

0.02

Multivessel disease (%)

38 (9)

29 (14)

9 (4)

0.002

Total Agatston score

250.7 (599.7)

351.6 (743.4)

146.2 (374.5)

<0.001

CACS ≤100

277 (67)

132 (63)

145 (71)

0.08

CACS >100

136 (33)

78 (37)

58 (29)

0.08

CACS >400

73 (18)

50 (24)

23 (11)

0.001

Segments

No. of diseased segments

3.7 (4.2)

4.5 (4.6)

2.8 (3.5)

<0.0001

No. of segments with

Non-obstructive plaque

3.1 (3.7)

3.7 (4.0)

2.5 (3.2)

<0.001

Obstructive plaque

0.6 (1.4)

0.9 (1.8)

0.3 (0.8)

<0.0001

  1. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) or number (percentage). CAD = coronary artery disease; LM = left main coronary artery; LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery; RCA = right coronary artery; CXA = left circumflex coronary artery; CACS, coronary artery calcium score. *Comparison between diabetics and non-diabetics