Table 1.

Characteristics of men and women with angina pectoris (N = 1,162)

	Men		Women
	n = 610		n = 552
Mean age, years (SD)	66.9	10.9	70.5	11.1
Mean age at diagnosis, years (SD)	58.8	10.9	63.1	11.8
Median duration of angina, years (IQR)	6.9	(3.5–11.4)	6.3	(2.8–10.6)
Median physician contacts 12 months (IQR)	7	(4–10)	8	(5–13)
Previous Myocardial Infarction, MI	265	43%	137	25%

SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.