Prevalence of Carotid Artery Calcification Detected on Panoramic Radiographs of Patients with a History of Hypertension or Myocardial Infarction

Table 1: Distribution of CAC in terms of myocardial infarction, hypertension and gender.

CAC	Myocardial Infarction		Hypertension		Gender
CAC	Yes	No	Yes	No	Female	Male
Present	4 (3.6%)	12 (4.1%)	5 (1.9%)	11 (8.1%)	6 (2.5%)	10 (6.3%)
Absent	106 (96.4%)	278 (95.9%)	260 (98.1%)	124 (91.9%)	234 (97.5%)	150 (93.8%)
Total	110 (100%)	290 (100%)	265 (100%)	135 (100%)	240 (100%)	160 (100%)