Table 4.

Comparisons of the preference for new technology to replace TEE examination in the surveyed patients who were stratified by characteristics.

Age		60 years or blow			Above 60 years			P-value
		N	n	Mean/%	N	n	Mean/%
Preference	Yes	142	125	88.0%	158	128	81.0%	0.095
	No	142	2	1.4%	158	1	0.6%	0.926
	Unsure	142	15	10.6%	158	29	18.4%	0.057
Education level		Above high school			High school or below			P-value
N	n	Mean/%	N	n	Mean/%
Preference	Yes	96	87	90.6%	204	166	81.4%	0.040
	No	96	0	0.0%	204	3	1.5%	0.554
	Unsure	96	9	9.4%	204	35	17.2%	0.076
Employment status		Retired			Not retired			P-value
N	n	Mean/%	N	n	Mean/%
Preference	Yes	156	133	85.3%	144	120	83.3%	0.647
	No	156	1	0.6%	144	2	1.4%	0.944
	Unsure	156	22	14.1%	144	22	15.3%	0.774
Comorbidity		Cardiovascular disease			No cardiovascular disease			P-value
N	n	Mean/%	N	n	Mean/%
Preference	Yes	144	124	86.1%	156	129	82.7%	0.416
	No	144	1	0.7%	156	2	1.3%	1.000
	Unsure	144	19	13.2%	156	25	16.0%	0.489
Onsite management of uncontrolled blood pressure and heart rate		Yes			No			P-value
N	n	Mean/%	N	n	Mean/%
Preference	Yes	41	38	92.7%	259	215	83.0%	0.113
	No	41	1	2.4%	259	2	0.8%	0.358
	Unsure	41	2	4.9%	259	42	16.2%	0.057

TEE: transesophageal echocardiography.