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Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was performed on 208 patients with a low-to-intermediate pretest probability of CAD, referred to a Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) at the Department of Radiology, Maribor University Medical Centre, from January 2022 to January 2024. CCTA-derived EAT (epicardial adipose tissue) attenuation and CAC (coronary artery calcification) values were measured. The association between CAD, EAT, and risk factors was analyzed by sex, using correlation analysis and multivariate regression. Results: In the results obtained using the univariate logistic regression model, age (OR 1.122, p &lt; 0.001) and hypertension (OR 4.087, p = 0.048) were significantly associated with the presence of obstructive CAD in women, while in men, age (OR 1.052, p = 0.008), hypercholesterolemia (OR 3.765, p = 0.042), and EAT attenuation (OR 1.053, p = 0.011) were significant factors. In results obtained using the multivariable logistic regression analysis model, EAT attenuation was found to be significantly associated with the presence of obstructive CAD in men (OR 1.087, p = 0.012), and age was a significant factor in women (OR =1.108, p = 0.033), while hypertension, body mass index (BMI), diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, angina pectoris, and smoking were not. Conclusions: In the sex-specific multivariable logistic regression analysis model, EAT attenuation was significantly associated with obstructive CAD in men, while in women, it was associated with age. 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