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Table 1 Patient comorbidity profile by cohort

From: Characteristics and key differences between patient populations receiving imaging modalities for coronary artery disease diagnosis in the US

Cohort

Class 1–3 obesity

Diabetes

Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems

Hypertensive diseases

Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

Other forms of heart disease

Gastro oesophageal reflux disease

Abnormal findings on examination of blood without diagnosis

Cohort 1 (low pre-test risk, CAD diagnosis within 3 months of index test)

43%

20%

83%

66%

59%

45%

33%

29%

Cohort 2 (low pre-test risk, no CAD diagnosis following index test)

43%

14%

87%

56%

51%

39%

33%

28%

Cohort 3 (high pre-test risk, CAD diagnosis within 3 months of index test)

60%

51%

88%

92%

85%

50%

40%

39%

Cohort 4 (high pre-test risk, no CAD diagnosis following index test)

61%

46%

89%

89%

82%

43%

42%

39%

Cohort 5 (existing CAD diagnosis, no prior cardiac events)

52%

44%

88%

92%

89%

64%

42%

36%

Cohort 6 (existing CAD diagnosis, prior cardiac event within 1 year)

52%

54%

97%

96%

91%

82%

48%

49%

Cohort 7 (existing CAD diagnosis, prior cardiac event within 1–2 years)

52%

51%

96%

96%

93%

80%

46%

44%

Cohort 8 (low pre-test risk, subsequent CAD diagnosis more than 3 months after index test)

42%

22%

88%

92%

89%

64%

42%

36%

Cohort 9 (high pre-test risk, subsequent CAD diagnosis more than 3 months after index test)

60%

51%

97%

96%

91%

82%

48%

49%

  1. Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease