Table 2.

Patient acceptance stratified by gender

Characteristic*	CT		U	z	p	ICA		U	z	p
	Female (n = 83) Mdn	Male (n = 69) Mdn				Female (n = 68) Mdn	Male (n = 72) Mdn
Please rate the preparation and information prior to this test	1	1	2635	− 0.99	0.324	1	1	2406	− 0.19	0.848
Please rate your degree of concern prior to this test	2	2	2386	− 1.74	0.082	3	3	2288	− 0.69	0.492
Please rate the comfort of this test.	1	1	2811	− 0.22	0.822	1	1	2368	− 0.36	0.715
Please rate your degree of helplessness during this test	1	1	2503	− 1.98	0.048	1	1	2303	− 0.67	0.498
Please rate your overall satisfaction with this test.	1	1	2695	− 0.42	0.675	2	2	2183	− 0.77	0.444

^*Numbers in the columns CT/ICA are referring to the scale 1–5 according to the patient’s rating as follows: Very good (1), good (2), moderate (3), poor (4), very poor (5). See also Supplementary Material for original patient satisfaction questionnaire

Mdn median, U Mann-Withney U, Z z-score