Key result
Coronary lesions in men linked to ~81% higher odds of calcification compared to women.
Why the study?
Does age and gender influence the relationship between coronary calcification detected by ultrafast CT and angiographic lumen narrowing in patients evaluated for coronary artery disease?
Cross-Sectional (n=140)
Does age and gender influence the relationship between coronary calcification detected by ultrafast CT and angiographic lumen narrowing in patients evaluated for coronary artery disease?
Odds Ratio: 1.81 (95% CI 1.12–2.93)
p-value: p=0.016
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Atherosclerotic lesions in women are less likely to be calcified than those in men, particularly in women under 60 years of age, which may impact the diagnostic sensitivity of ultrafast CT for early coronary disease in younger women.
Devries et al. (1995) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary atherosclerosis (n=140). Male gender vs. Female gender was evaluated on Presence of coronary calcification in atherosclerotic lesions (OR 1.81, 95% CI 1.12 to 2.93, p=0.016). Atherosclerotic lesions in men were associated with a 1.81-fold higher likelihood of having coronary calcium compared to women (OR 1.81; 95% CI 1.12-2.93; p=0.016).
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