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Table 2 Baseline characteristics comparison between groups CAC score = 0 and CAC score > 0

From: Coronary artery calcium in patients with schizophrenia

Variables

CAC score = 0

CAC score > 0

P-value

n (%)

114 (69.9)

49 (30.1)

 

Age, mean (SD)

44.5 (9.1)

56.9 (7.7)

< 0.001

Male sex, n (%)

65 (57.0)

31 (63.3)

0.457

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

70 (63.6)

39 (79.6)

0.045

Diabetes, n (%)

20 (17.5)

14 (28.6)

0.112

Smoking, n (%)

80 (70.2)

44 (89.8)

0.007

Hypertension, n (%)

38 (33.3)

24 (48.8)

0.059

Obesity, n (%)

46 (40.4)

17 (34.7)

0.496

LDL, unmeasurable, n (%)

9 (8.4)

3 (6.1)

 

LDL, measurable, n (%)

98 (91.6)

46 (93.9)

 

mean (SD)

2.6 (0.9)

2.5 (0.9)

 

HDL, mean (SD)

1.3 (0.4)

1.4 (0.5)

 

Triglyceride, mean (SD)

2.2 (1.9)

2.5 (3.0)

 

CAC score

 25th percentile

 

13

 

 50th percentile

 

35

 

 75th percentile

 

221

 

 90th percentile

 

783

 

Severity of schizophreniaa

 CGI-SCH scorea, mean (SD)

3.7 (1.1)

3.6 (1.3)

0.545

Duration of schizophrenia

 mean years (SD)

17. 8 (7.6)

24.1 (8.1)

< 0.001

Clozapine treatment, n (%)

33 (28.9)

8 (16.3)

0.089

  1. aBased on the CGI-SCH rating scale for overall severity.