Statistical Modeling of Agatston Score in Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 5; no. 8; p. e12036
• Main Authors: Ma, Shuangge, Liu, Anna, Carr, Jeffrey, Post, Wendy, Kronmal, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.08.2010; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Applied mathematics; Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis - epidemiology; Atherosclerosis - metabolism; Atherosclerosis - physiopathology; Calcification (ectopic); Calcium; Calcium - metabolism; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Disorders/Coronary Artery Disease; Cohort Studies; Coronary artery; Coronary artery disease; Coronary heart disease; Coronary vessels; Coronary Vessels - metabolism; Diabetes; Ethnic factors; Ethnicity; Female; Health risks; Heart; Heart diseases; Human subjects; Humans; Male; Mathematical models; Mathematics/Statistics; Medical research; Middle Aged; Modelling; Models, Statistical; Nonlinear Dynamics; Normal distribution; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Public Health and Epidemiology; Regression Analysis; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Statistical modelling; Statistical models; Studies; Tomography; Veins & arteries; Young adults; United States > US; Massachusetts

The MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) is an ongoing study of the prevalence, risk factors, and progression of subclinical cardiovascular disease in a multi-ethnic cohort. It provides a valuable opportunity to examine the development and progression of CAC (coronary artery calcium), which...