Cox’s proportional hazard models of aortic arch calcification (AoAC) progression for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

aAdjusted: adjusted for age, sex, presence of diabetes mellitus, previous cardiovascular disease, log high sensitivity C-reative protein, and albumin levels.bAdjusted: adjusted for age, sex, presence of diabetes mellitus, previous cardiovascular disease, lipid-lowering therapy, log high sensitivity C-reactive protein, and albumin levels.HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; NS, not significant.