Table 3.

Differences between women and men in symptoms of acute coronary syndromes

Symptom	βa	P	95% confidence interval	Adjusted for
Indigestion	0.25	.04	0.01 to 0.49	Depression
Palpitations	0.31	.02	0.06 to 0.56	Age
Nausea	0.37	<.01	0.10 to 0.65	Age, anxiety
Numbness in hands	0.29	.03	0.02 to 0.57	Age, Canadian Cardiovascular Society class of angina
Unusual fatigue	0.60	<.01	0.27 to 0.93	Age, diabetes
Loss of appetite	0.28	<.06b	−0.01 to 0.56

^aWomen were more likely than men to experience all of these symptoms.

^bWomen reported loss of appetite more often than men did, but the difference was not significant.