Table 4.
Differences between women and men in symptoms of acute coronary syndromes across diagnostic groups
| Symptom | Diagnosis | β | P | 98.33% confidence intervala |
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| Dizziness | Unstable angina | −0.23 | .32 | −0.78 to 0.32 |
| Myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation | 0.08 | .72 | −0.47 to 0.64 | |
| Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation | 0.84b | <.01 | 0.27 to 1.41 | |
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| Weaknessc | Unstable angina | −0.77d | <.01 | −1.44 to −0.10 |
| Myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation | −0.62d | .03 | −1.29 to 0.06 | |
| Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation | 0.26 | .37 | −0.43 to 0.96 | |
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| Cough | Unstable angina | 0.04 | .79 | −0.30 to 0.37 |
| Myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation | −0.48d | <.01 | −0.82 to −0.14 | |
| Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation | −0.08 | .57 | −0.43 to 0.27 | |
Confidence intervals use Bonferroni adjustment and thus are 98.33% rather than the usual 95%.
Denotes effect for men.
All values for weakness are adjusted for Canadian Cardiovascular Society class of angina.
Denotes effect for women.