Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of firefighters, stratified by coronary artery calcification (CAC) score
From: Age, inflammation, alkaline phosphatase, and coronary artery calcification in firefighters
Characteristics | CAC = 0 (266) | CAC > 0 (144) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | 47.2 (6.0) | 52.2 (6.3) |
Sex | Â | Â |
 Female | 16 (6.0%) | 6 (4.2%) |
 Male | 250 (94.0%) | 138 (95.8%) |
Race | Â | Â |
 White | 213 (80.1%) | 123 (85.4%) |
 Black | 46 (77.3%) | 20 (22.7%) |
 Hispanic | 3 (100%) | 0 |
 Other | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) |
Height, inches | 70.1 (2.8) | 70.4 (2.5) |
Weight, lbs | 210.8 (35.7) | 214.8 (37.8) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 30.1 (4.3) | 30.4 (4.5) |
Overweight | 99 (37.2%) | 53 (36.8%) |
Sedentary | 92 (34.6%) | 52 (36.1%) |
Tobacco Use (yes) | 21 (7.9%) | 15 (10.4%) |
Family history of CVD | 46 (17.3%) | 35 (24.3%) |
Hyperlipidemia | 137 (51.5%) | 74 (51.4%) |
Hypertension | 64 (24.1%) | 48 (33.3%) |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 194.9 (35.5) | 196.2 (37.7) |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 131.1 (73.6) | 137.3 (80.6) |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 48.0 (12.2) | 47.6 (11.3) |
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 120.6 (31.7) | 121.6 (34.2) |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 140.3 (1.8) | 140.2 (2.1) |
Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.4 (0.3) | 4.44 (0.3) |
Chloride (mmol/L) | 105.2 (2.2) | 104.5 (2.5) |
Carbon Dioxide (mmol/L) | 24.0 (2.4) | 24.3 (2.6) |
GFR, mL/min | 98.1 (14.5) | 93.5 (13.5) |
Glucose, mg/dL | Â | Â |
 Low | 173 (70.9%) | 82 (59.0%) |
 Normal | 60 (24.6%) | 44 (31.7%) |
 High | 11 (4.5%) | 13 (9.4%) |
Creatine, mg/dL | Â | Â |
 Low | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0) |
 Normal | 185 (61.1%) | 56 (62.1%) |
 High | 117 (38.6%) | 36 (37.9%) |
Mean Corpuscular volume (fl.) | 90.8 (4.9) | 91.9 (4.2) |
Monocytes (%) | 7.1 (1.8) | 7.8 (2.1) |
Platelet count (K/cumm) | 246.1 (61.4) | 236.2 (50.1) |
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 65.8 (16.8) | 68.6 (21.5) |
Prostate specific antigen (ng/ml) | 0.8 (0.7) | 1.0 (1.0) |