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Table 4 Summary of demographic characteristics and risk factors

From: Validity of electron beam computed tomography for coronary artery disease: asystematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Age mean (SD) (years)

Male (%)

Smokers (%)

Hypertension (%)

Diabetes (%)

History of CAD* (%)

Studies of asymptomatic subjects

1. Wong et al. [6]

64 (--)

76

24

26

5

---

2. Raggi et al. [7]

52 (9)

50

65

52

15

47

3. Kondos et al. [8]

51 (9)

74

48

20

3

---

4. Shaw et al. [9]

53 (0.1)

60

40

44

9

69

5. Greenland et al. [10]

66 (8)

90

18

41

-

---

6. Arad et al. [11]

53 (11)

71

10

34

6

21

7. Taylor et al. [12]

43 (3)

82

8

29

1

32

8. Vliegenthart et al. [13]

71 (6)

43

16

60

12

19

9. LaMonte et al. [14]

54 (10)

64

9

18

3

---

Studies of symptomatic subjects

1. Budoff et al. [15]

56 (12)

64

---

---

---

---

2. Baumgart et al. [16]

54 (9)

79

---

---

---

---

3. Seese et al. [17]

55 (8)

87

---

---

---

---

4. Yao et al. [18]

---

---

---

---

---

---

5. Chen et al. [19]

66 (10)

85

53

59

16

32

6. Bielak et al. [20]

56 (11)

76

62

45

13

51

7. Hosoi et al. [21]

63 (-)

67

---

56

36

---

8. Budoff et al. [22]

58 (11)

63

---

---

---

---

9. Almeda et al. [23]

60

78

14

51

18

57

10. Knez et al. [24]

62 (10)

78

23

66

22

---

  1. *CAD, coronary artery disease.