Table 4

Cox proportional hazards model predicting the combined primary endpoint (MI and CD) in different score groups for men a) and women b) adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors
a) men




Score
 number of events
 number of patients
 event rate (%)
 hazard ratio (95% CI)
 p value
0–10
 2
 63
 3.1
 1
11–100
 8
 80
 10.0
 1.9 (1.5–2.5) *
 0.04
101 – 400
 23
 86
 26.7
 5.4 (4.5–7.0) *
 0.02
> 400
 66
 201
 32.8
 9.5 (8.0–11.9) *
 0.01
All
 99
 430
 10.8

b) women




Score
 number of events
 number of patients
 event rate (%)
 hazard ratio (95% CI)
 p value
0–10
 1
 74
 2.8
 1
11–100
 5
 82
 6.1
 1.6 (1.1–2.3) *
 0.02
101 – 400
 22
 60
 36.7
 5.2 (4.0–6.9) *
 0.02
> 400
 35
 70
 50.0
 14.1 (12.0–16.8) *
 0.01
All
 62
 286
 9.9

* indicates a significant difference (p < 0.05) compared to the patient group without coronary calcifications.

Becker et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008 8:27   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-8-27