Research Article

Epicardial Adipose Tissue Reflects the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease: Comparison with Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue

Table 3

Association with the presence of coronary calcification.

Univariate Multivariate
OR (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI) value

Age, per 5 years1.707 (1.429–2.038)<0.0011.649 (1.326–2.047)<0.001
BMI, per 1 kg/m2 increase1.007 (0.930–1.089)0.871
Hypertension2.675 (1.402–5.102)0.0032.203 (0.831–5.838)0.112
LDL-C, per 1 mg/dL increase0.994 (0.983–1.006)0.334
HbA1c, per 1% increase1.770 (1.134–2.762)0.0121.721 (1.076–2.753)0.023
Smoking history1.525 (0.811–2.869)0.190
Presence of eEAT2.887 (1.522–5.479)0.0012.653 (1.064–6.618)0.036
Abdominal VAT area, per 10 cm2 increase1.051 (0.990–1.116)0.134

All abbreviations as in Table 2.