In the study, called Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA), the researchers looked at 495 men and women who were 35 to 47 years old and free of coronary artery calcification in 2000 or 2001. (health.com)
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with coronary artery calcification in cardiovascularly asymptomatic African Americans with HIV infection. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Their findings, published in the journal Atherosclerosis, showed a statistically significant inverse association of both the number of HDL particles (HDL - P) and the concentration of small and medium - sized HDL particles (MS - HDL - P) with coronary artery calcification, after adjusting for age, statin use, smoking, and other factors. (sciencedaily.com)