TABLE 1.
Types of Coronary Artery Disease Symptoms Reported by Patients Who Attended or Did Not Attend a Scheduled Cardiac Appointment at a Midwestern Veterans Administration Medical Center: 2001–2003
| Symptoms, No. (%) | Nonattenders (n = 139) | Attenders (n = 240) | Pa |
| Patient has symptoms | 121 (87.1) | 231 (96.3) | .001 |
| Shortness of breath on exertion | 82 (59.0) | 168 (70.0) | .03 |
| Fatigue | 70 (50.4) | 157 (65.4) | .005 |
| Chest pain | 66 (47.5) | 153 (63.7) | .002 |
| Lightheadedness | 58 (41.7) | 118 (49.2) | .17 |
| Shortness of breath | 53 (38.1) | 100 (41.7) | .51 |
| Numbness, radiating pain | 51 (36.7) | 98 (40.8) | .45 |
| Difficulty breathing | 51 (36.7) | 93 (38.8) | .74 |
| Coughing | 39 (28.1) | 95 (39.6) | .03 |
| Swelling | 36 (25.9) | 85 (35.4) | .07 |
| Palpitations | 36 (25.9) | 84 (35.0) | .07 |
| Dizziness, fainting | 37 (26.6) | 72 (30.0) | .56 |
| Lameness not attributable to arthritis | 23 (16.5) | 68 (28.3) | .01 |
| Nausea | 25 (18.0) | 46 (19.2) | .89 |
a
Significance level for a 2-tailed χ2 test.