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approximately one-third of the rate compared to women with CAC score > 400. There was no observed trend between CAC and risk of dementia in white men or black men and women. The mean age of dementia onset was 83 and was unrelated to CAC levels. Age-specific incidence of dementia was greater than that for CHD at all ages for women and at older ages for men. CHD incidence was directly related to higher CAC score in white men, white women and black women. For white women, a history of CHD was associated with a g &VFW"&