Self-reported anginal symptoms characteristics, stratified by gender
| Men | n | Women | n | χ2 | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of symptoms | ||||||
| Chest pain (%) | 57.5 | 587 | 59.4 | 238 | 0.35 | 0.54 |
| Shortness of breath (%) | 32.7 | 334 | 44.1 | 177 | 16.23 | <0.001 |
| Other symptoms (%) | 19.7 | 201 | 17.7 | 71 | 0.74 | 0.39 |
| No symptoms (%) | 17.5 | 178 | 9.7 | 39 | 13.28 | <0.001 |
| Progressive symptoms (%) | 52.0 | 427 | 60.7 | 134 | 7.34 | 0.007 |
| Triggers of symptoms | ||||||
| Exercise (%) | 57.9 | 591 | 58.6 | 235 | 0.05 | 0.82 |
| Emotion (%) | 12.7 | 130 | 19.5 | 78 | 10.36 | 0.001 |
| Cold temperature (%) | 14.5 | 148 | 12.7 | 51 | 0.77 | 0.38 |
| No triggers (%) | 25.0 | 255 | 30.4 | 122 | 4.34 | 0.04 |
| Start of symptoms | ||||||
| More than 10 years (%) | 21.2 | 173 | 14.9 | 51 | 3.24 | 0.07 |
| 5–10 years ago (%) | 11.6 | 95 | 15.8 | 54 | 5.65 | 0.02 |
| 1–5 years ago (%) | 31.1 | 254 | 38.6 | 132 | 9.62 | 0.002 |
| Less than 1 year ago (%) | 36.1 | 295 | 30.7 | 105 | 0.63 | 0.43 |
| Last symptoms | ||||||
| More than 1 year ago (%) | 17.8 | 143 | 13.8 | 46 | 1.28 | 0.26 |
| 1 year to 1 month ago (%) | 38.2 | 306 | 34.22 | 114 | 0.13 | 0.72 |
| 1 month to 1 week ago (%) | 19.1 | 153 | 19.8 | 66 | 0.64 | 0.42 |
| Last week (%) | 24.9 | 200 | 32.1 | 107 | 8.88 | 0.003 |
| Limitations by symptoms | ||||||
| None (%) | 20.5 | 168 | 13.1 | 45 | 5.36 | 0.02 |
| Mild limitations (%) | 42.5 | 348 | 47.5 | 163 | 5.63 | 0.02 |
| Severe limitations (%) | 30.5 | 250 | 30.9 | 106 | 0.80 | 0.37 |
| No activity possible (%) | 6.5 | 53 | 8.5 | 29 | 2.41 | 0.12 |
Self-reported anginal symptoms characteristics, stratified by gender. The percentage and n display the proportion and number of positive responses. The p value is derived from Pearson χ2 testing.