Table 3 Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors among patient groupsa
Risk factor | All study groups | Duke score group | Exercise treadmill test | Alternative stress test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low risk (n = 454) | Moderate/high risk (n = 145) | No (n = 201) | Yes (n = 599) | No (n = 113) | Yes (n = 88) | ||
Age at evaluation, years | |||||||
Mean | 56.5 | 52 | 60 | 64.4 | 53.9 | 62.1 | 67.4 |
Median (range) | 55 (19-94) | 51 (21-89) | 60 (20-87) | 67.0 (19-94) | 53.0 (20-89) | 65.0 (19-93) | 71.5 (30-94) |
Sex, no. of patients (%) | |||||||
Female | 361 (45.1) | 186 (41.0) | 78 (53.8) | 97 (48.3) | 264 (44.1)b | 50 (44.2) | 47 (53.4)b |
Male | 439 (54.9) | 268 (59.0) | 67 (46.2) | 104 (51.7) | 335 (55.9)b | 63 (55.8) | 41 (46.6)b |
Family history of cardiovascular disease, no. of patients (%) | 92 (11.5) | 51 (11.2) | 23 (15.9)b | 18 (9.0) | 74 (12.4)b | 13 (11.5) | 5 (5.7)b |
History of, no. of patients (%) | |||||||
Smoking | 170 (21.3) | 93 (20.5) | 34 (23.4)b | 43 (21.4) | 127 (21.2)b | 28 (24.8) | 15 (17.0)b |
Hypertension | 318 (39.8) | 141 (31.1) | 68 (46.9) | 109 (54.2) | 209 (34.9) | 59 (52.2) | 50 (56.8)b |
Diabetes mellitus | 88 (11.0) | 29 (6.4) | 20 (13.8) | 39 (19.4) | 49 (8.2) | 20 (17.7) | 19 (21.6)b |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 340 (42.5) | 160 (35.2) | 77 (53.1) | 103 (51.2) | 237 (39.6) | 62 (54.9) | 41 (46.6)b |
Previous myocardial infarction, no. of patients (%) | 69 (8.6) | 23 (5.1) | 12 (8.3)b | 34 (16.9) | 35 (5.8) | 22 (19.5) | 12 (13.6)b |