Clinical Study

Analyzing Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Low CAC Scores by 64-Slice MDCT

Table 4

It shows the notations for predictors in logistic regression.

VariablesSign

Diagnostic (positive, negative)p
Blood pressure (Kpa) 𝑥 1
Age (year) 𝑥 2
Height (cm) 𝑥 3
Weight (Kg) 𝑥 4
Triglyceride (mmol/L) 𝑥 5
Cholesterol (mg/dL) 𝑥 6
Glycemia (mg/dL) 𝑥 7
Heartbeat (counts per minute) 𝑥 8
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) 𝑥 9
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL) 𝑥 1 0
Gender (male, female) 𝑥 1 1
Family history (positive, negative) 𝑥 1 2
Smoke (positive, negative) 𝑥 1 3
Calcification index 𝑥 1 4