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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: 30 day predicted outcome in undifferentiated chest pain: multicenter validation of the HEART score in Tunisian population

 

Included patients

N = 3880

Excluded patients

N = 387

p value

Variable

Value

  

Mean age

56 ± 13.8

57 ± 13.6

0.103

Male sex n (%)

2307 (59.5)

242 (62.5)

0.254

Medical history n (%)

Diabetes mellitus

1668 (43)

173 (44.5)

0.519

Smokers

1264 (32.6)

116 (30.1)

0.332

Coronary artery disease

851 (22)

9 (24.8)

0.199

Hypercholesterolemia

1429 (36.8)

136 (35.1)

0.543

Hypertension

1002 (25.8)

88 (22.7)

0.199

Data at ED admission

Heart rate (bpm)

81 ± 15

82 ± 16

0.844

Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

140 ± 20

138 ± 9

0.285

Meandiastolicblood pressure (mmHg)

78 ± 14

77 ± 12

0.523

Normal EKG

2119 (54.6%)

226 (58.4)

0.164

Patients issue

Discharged

2959 (76.3%)

201 (71.8)

0.06

Coronary care unit admission

409 (10.5%)

37 (13.2)

0.121

Admitted to the ward

512 (13.2%)

36 (9.3)

0.03

  1. ED, Emergency department