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Table 2 Prevalence of carotid plaques and abdominal aortic calcium in the different groups of cardiovascular risk

From: Detection of high cardiovascular risk patients with ankylosing spondylitis based on the assessment of abdominal aortic calcium as compared to carotid ultrasound

TC-SCORE

Carotid ultrasonography

Lateral lumbar X-ray

Carotid plaques

(n = 55, 44%)

AAC deposits

(n = 28, 22.4%)

Low (< 1%)

n = 64

15/64 (23.4%)

3/64 (4.7%)

Moderate (≥ 1% and < 5%)

n = 54

33/54 (61.1%)

21/54 (38.9%)

High (≥ 5% and < 10%)

n = 7

7/7 (100%)

4/7 (57.1%)

Very high (≥ 10%)

n = 0

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. Presence of carotid plaques and AAC deposits in 125 ankylosing spondylitis patients older than 35 years of age without cardiovascular events, diabetes mellitus, or chronic kidney disease, classified according to their cardiovascular risk
  2. AAC abdominal aortic calcium, TC-SCORE total cholesterol systematic coronary risk evaluation
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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