Table 2.

Gender differences in the clinical management of angina pectoris in primary care, N = 1,162 (a male:female odds ratio greater than one favours the clinical management of male angina)

	Men		Women		Unadjusted	Adjusted*
	(n = 610)	%	(n = 552)	%	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	95%CI
Risk Factor Recording
Smoking habit	562	92	493	89	1.40	1.12	0.74 to 1.71
Cholesterol	545	89	453	82	1.83	1.46	1.02 to 2.07
BP previous 12 months	537	88	484	88	1.03	0.99	0.69 to 1.43
Body Mass Index	456	75	381	69	1.33	1.18	0.90 to 1.54
All 4 risk factors recorded	393	64	302	50	1.50	1.35	1.06 to 1.73
Secondary Prevention
Aspirin	527	86	447	81	1.49	1.35	0.97 to 1.86
Statin	344	56	290	53	1.17	0.92	0.72 to 1.18
Beta Blocker	231	38	155	28	1.56	1.43	1.10 to 1.86
Aspirin+Statin+Beta Blocker	138	23	80	14	1.73	1.47	1.07 to 2.02
Beta Blocker (prior MI, n = 402) **	106	40	34	25	2.02	1.83	1.12 to 3.00
Investigation
Exercise Electrocardiograph	332	54	231	42	1.66	1.31	1.02 to 1.68
Coronary Angiography	228	37	123	22	2.08	1.61	1.23 to 2.12
Thallium Scan	15	2.5	10	1.8	1.37	1.12	0.48 to 2.63
Revascularisation
PCI or CABG or Both	152	25	66	12	2.44	1.93	1.39 to 2.68
CABG	96	16	38	7	2.53	2.02	1.33 to 3.06
PCI	70	11	34	6	1.97	1.59	1.02 to 2.49

Adjusted odds ratios based on 1,161 complete cases (one patient lacked date of diagnosis for angina); 95%CI, 95% confidence interval; BP, blood pressure; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting.

* Odds Ratios adjusted (AOR) for age, duration of angina and previous MI using multiple logistic regression.

** Previous Myocardial Infarction (MI), n = 402 (265 men; 137 women): odds ratio adjusted for age and duration of angina.