Table 3 Characteristics and type of pain for female patients in the derivation set with and without a diagnosis of ACS
Total (n = 1087) | ACS (n = 92) | No ACS (n = 995) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD), y, No. (%) | 55.2 (18.1) | 69.7 (13.7) | 53.9 (17.9) | < 0.001 |
< 60 | 215 (19.8) | 9 (9.8) | 206 (20.7) | < 0.001 |
≥ 60 | 445 (40.9) | 75 (81.5) | 370 (37.2) | |
Coexisting conditions, No. (%) | ||||
Hypertension | 382 (35.1) | 49 (53.3) | 333 (33.5) | < 0.001 |
Personal coronary artery disease | 179 (16.5) | 35 (38.0) | 144 (14.5) | < 0.001 |
Family coronary artery disease | 178 (16.4) | 10 (10.9) | 168 (16.9) | 0.136 |
Tobacco use | 249 (22.9) | 12 (13.0) | 237 (23.8) | 0.019 |
Diabetes | 130 (12.0) | 17 (18.5) | 113 (11.4) | 0.044 |
Dyslipidaemia | 207 (19.0) | 28 (30.4) | 179 (18.0) | 0.004 |
Medication therapy, No. (%) | ||||
Aspirin | 129 (11.9) | 24 (26.1) | 105 (10.6) | < 0.001 |
Clopidogrel | 64 (5.9) | 16 (17.4) | 48 (4.8) | < 0.001 |
Thyroid hormone | 90 (8.3) | 7 (7.6) | 83 (8.3) | 0.807 |
Statin | 132 (12.1) | 20 (21.7) | 112 (11.3) | 0.003 |
Severity of pain, median (IQR) | 5 [4–7] | 5 [4–7] | 5 [4–7] | 0.496 |
Type of pain, No. (%) | ||||
Severe pain (NRS ≥6) | 489 (45.0) | 42 (45.7) | 447 (45.0) | 0.900 |
Permanent | 272 (25.0) | 24 (26.1) | 248 (24.9) | 0.805 |
Pain onset: | 0.620 | |||
Crescendo | 207 (19.1) | 14 (15.2) | 193 (19.4) | |
Abruptly | 483 (44.4) | 43 (46.7) | 440 (44.2) | |
Unclassified | 397 (36.5) | 35 (38.1) | 362 (36.4) | |
Circumstance of pain, No. (%) | 0.210 | |||
At rest | 914 (84.1) | 75 (81.5) | 839 (84.3) | |
Sport or stress-related | 81 (7.5) | 5 (5.4) | 76 (7.6) | |
Unclassified | 92 (8.5) | 12 (13.1) | 80 (8.0) | |
Pain typography, No. (%) | ||||
Typical chest paina | 616 (56.7) | 64 (69.6) | 552 (55.5) | 0.009 |
Retrosternal | 461 (42.4) | 52 (56.5) | 409 (41.1) | 0.004 |
Post-myocardial infarction angina | 41/179 (22.9) | 9/35 (25.7) | 32/144 (22.2) | 0.659 |
Peak type | 216 (19.9) | 6 (6.5) | 210 (21.1) | 0.001 |
Burning | 132 (12.1) | 14 (15.2) | 118 (11.9) | 0.345 |
Pinching | 53 (4.9) | 1 (1.1) | 52 (5.2) | 0.122 |
Increasing at position change | 229 (21.1) | 5 (5.4) | 224 (22.5) | < 0.001 |
Breathing non-related | 769 (70.7) | 83 (90.2) | 686 (68.9) | < 0.001 |
Radiating | 475 (43.7) | 52 (56.5) | 423 (42.5) | 0.010 |
Additional symptoms | 737 (67.9) | 70 (76.1) | 667 (67.1) | 0.077 |