Patients with CAC were older and had higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, chronic kidney disease, elevated median vWF (227.5 vs 167 IU/dL, p=0.001), D-dimer (370.5 vs 271 ng/mL, p=0.011), and aPWV (8.2 vs 6.0 m/s, p=0.006). The gene discussed is VWF; the disease is diabetes mellitus.