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Table 4 Comparison of MSCT coronary angiography in women and men

From: Is there a gender difference in noninvasive coronary imaging? Multislice computed tomography for noninvasive detection of coronary stenoses

 

Women (n = 50)

Men (n = 95)

p

 

no./total no. (%)

Accuracy

36/50 (72%)

85/95 (89%)

< 0.01

Sensitivity

7/10 (70%)

56/59 (95%)

<0.05

Specificity

29/40 (72%)

29/36 (81%)

0.410*

Nondiagnostic

7/50 (14%)

4/95 (4%)

< 0.05

Negative predictive value

29/32 (90%)

29/31 (94%)

0.515*

Positive predictive value

7/11 (64%)

56/60 (93%)

< 0.05

  1. * not significant.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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