Associations of Central Adiposity With Subclinical Coronary Calcification and Disease Progression: Meta-Analysis of 68,629 Participants.

JACC Adv · 2026 · PMC13199779 · PMID 42167103

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Furthermore, high-sensitivity-C-reactive protein showed a positive trend toward significance (SMD = 0.083; 95% CI: −0.006 to 0.172; P = 0.068), suggesting that higher systemic inflammatory burden may accompany the presence of CAC.

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