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Table 2 Demographics, angiogram scores, symptom reports and functional ability by treatment group

From: An examination of factors influencing the choice of therapy for patients with coronary artery disease

  

Total

Medication

PTCA

CABG

p

  

214

70

71

73

 

Gender

Male

175

52

57

66

 
 

Female

39

18

14

7

0.041

Age

Mean

64.09

66.00

62.03

64.26

0.078

Education level

Mean

2.04

1. 97a

2.51b

1.64a

<0.001

Angiogram scores

LAD artery disease

2.18

1.56a

2.31b

2.64b

<0.001

 

Circumflex artery disease

1.67

1.30a

1.39a

2.30b

<0.001

 

RCA disease

1.98

1.80

1.85

2.27

0.015

 

Number of disease vessels

2.51

2.39a

2.37a

2.77b

0.002

 

Ventricular Function score

0.63

0.56a

0.39a

0.93b

<0.001

Symptom frequency

Angina

2.03

1.80a

2.18b

2.11b

0.005

 

Dyspnoea

2.22

2.19

2.37

2.11

0.212

 

Non-cardiac

1.43

1.38

1.46

1.46

0.196

Functional limitations

Angina associated

1.80

1.29a

1.93b

2.15b

<0.001

 

Dyspnoea associated

1.56

1.21

1.67

1.79

0.013

Activities of daily living

Social Behaviour

4.43

3.96a

3.97a

5.32b

0.005

 

Emotional Stability

1.30

1.43

1.48

1.00

0.112

 

Mobility Range

1.91

1.00a

1.15a

3.52b

<0.001

 

Somatic Autonomy

0.84

0.94

0.58

0.99

0.200

 

Mobility Control

4.00

3.81

3.63

4.53

0.143

 

Psychological Autonomy & Communication

1.71

1.89

1.75

1.51

0.613

  1. Gender analyses conducted with Chi-sq test, remainder with ANOVAs.
  2. Significant treatment group differences revealed within the ANOVAs are indicated with different superscript letters.