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SUBMITTER: Gudmundsson EF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3746182 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gudmundsson Elias Freyr EF Gudnason Vilmundur V Sigurdsson Sigurdur S Launer Lenore J LJ Harris Tamara B TB Aspelund Thor T
European journal of epidemiology 20120919 9
Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) is a sign of advanced atherosclerosis and an independent risk factor for cardiac events. Here, we describe CAC-distributions in an unselected aged population and compare modelling methods to characterize CAC-distribution. CAC is difficult to model because it has a skewed and zero inflated distribution with over-dispersion. Data are from the AGES-Reykjavik sample, a large population based study [2002-2006] in Iceland of 5,764 persons aged 66-96 years. Linear regressi ...[more]