Table 7.
ENTIRE GROUP (N = 6371) | LOW RISK SUBSAMPLE (N = 2221) | |||||
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SYMPTOM | OR | CI | p | OR | CI | p |
Burning chest pain | 1.26 | 1.07 – 1.47 | .004 | 1.30 | 0.96 – 1.77 | .09 |
Heart flutter | 1.13 | 0.99 – 1.29 | .07 | 1.00 | 0.76 – 1.31 | .98 |
Lightheadedness | 1.33 | 0.98 – 1.30 | 08 | 1.07 | 0.81 – 1.41 | .64 |
Nausea | 1.00 | 0.78 – 1.28 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.76 – 2.22 | .34 |
Chest pain/pressure | 1.37 | 1.21 – 1.56 | <.001 | 1.37 | 1.08 – 1.75 | .01 |
Shortness of breath | 0.75 | 0.66 – 0.85 | <.001 | 0.73 | 0.57 – 0.93 | .01 |
Sex (female) | 3.40 | 3.00 – 3.86 | <.001 | 4.09 | 3.25 – 5.14 | <.001 |
Medication | 0.91 | 0.74 – 1.11 | .33 | 0.67 | 0.44 – 1.02 | .06 |
Odds ratios were calculated so that ratios greater than 1 indicated a higher likelihood of having a coronary calcium score greater than 0.