Table 3

Baseline characteristics of women and men that underwent cardiac CT angiography

OverallWomenMen
n271513851330
Age in years (mean (SD))60 (8)60 (8)59 (8)
Body mass index (mean (SD))27 (4)27 (5)27 (4)
Complaints, n (%)
 Chest pain or discomfort1499 (55)801 (58)698 (53)
 Dyspnoea295 (11)167 (12)128 (10)
 Fatigue93 (3)47 (3)46 (4)
 Palpitations272 (10)163 (12)109 (8)
 Collapse18 (1)<10>10
Smoking status, n (%)
 Current809 (32)428 (34)381 (31)
 Former936 (37)461 (36)475 (38)
 Never765 (31)380 (30)385 (31)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)211 (8)97 (7)114 (9)
Hypertension, n (%)885 (33)518 (38)367 (28)
Dyslipidaemia, n (%)497 (18)263 (19)234 (18)
CACS score (median (IQR))34 (0–162)14 (0–92)67 (6–267)
CACS category, n (%)
 0682 (25)472 (34)210 (16)
 1–1001150 (42)585 (42)565 (43)
 101–400598 (22)251 (18)347 (26)
 >400285 (11)77 (6)208 (16)
Degree of stenosis, n (%)
 0 %792 (29)527 (38)265 (20)
 1%–49%1114 (41)563 (41)551 (41)
 50%–70%431 (16)168 (12)263 (20)
 >70%378 (14)127 (9)251 (19)
Examinations during follow-up, n (%)
 At least one CAG553 (20)205 (15)348 (26)
 At least one PCI or CABG234 (9)66 (5)168 (13)
All-cause mortality68 (3)22 (2)46 (4)
Cardiovascular mortality10 (0.4)<10<10
Years of follow-up (median (IQR))4.6 (3.2–6.3)4.6 (3.2–6.3)4.7 (3.2–6.4)
  • Due to privacy constraints, numbers of individuals fewer than 10 are not allowed to be exported from statistics Netherlands.These numbers are represented as ‘<10’ with the corresponding percentage.

  • CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAC, coronary artery calcium; CACS, Coronary Artery Calcium Score; CAG, coronary angiography; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.