Baseline characteristics in patients with unadjusted risk factor levels according to plasma Big ET-1 concentration tertiles.

<p>Baseline characteristics in patients with unadjusted risk factor levels according to plasma Big ET-1 concentration tertiles.</p

The 10-year Framingham risk in 3 subgroups of patients.

<p>The risk is lower in individuals with both CACS = 0 and Tertile 1 of Big ET-1. Group A: CACS = 0 and Tertile 1 of Big ET-1; Group C: CACS >0 and Tertile 3 of Big ET-1; Group B: Others.</p

ROC curves for the Big ET-1 and HbA1c.

<p>ROC curves showed discriminatory power of baseline Big ET-1 and HbA1c on population with CAC.</p

Relation between Coronary Artery Calcium score and Big ET-1 tertiles.

<p>Tertile 1: Patients with Plasma Big ET-1 level between 0.08 to 0.23 pmol/L; Tertile 2: Patients with Plasma Big ET-1 level between 0.24 to 0.52 pmol/L; Tertile 3: Patients with Plasma Big ET-1 level between 0.53 to 3.70 pmol/L.</p