Table 1

Baseline characteristics

Total population (n=257)
Age67.6±10.6
Gender (male)150 (58.4%)
Dobutamine stress echo210 (81.7%)
Diabetes80 (31.1%)
Smoking36 (14%)
Hyperlipidaemia174 (67.7%)
Hypertension188 (73.2%)
Family history of CAD57 (22.2%)
NICE PTP score83.2%±10.8%
Ejection fraction3 (0.8%)
 Normal214 (93.8%)
 Mildly impaired13 (5.1%)
 Moderately impaired1 (0.4%)
 Severely impaired2 (0.8%)
Positive SE106 (41.2%)
Invasive coronary angiogram65 (25.3%)
Revascularisation15 (5.8%)
MACCE5 (2.0%)
  • CAD, coronary artery disease; MACCE, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular event; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; PTP, pretest probability.