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. 2010 Oct;26(8):e290–e296. doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(10)70436-0

TABLE 2.

Benefit from cardiac catheterization controlled for sex/gender, age, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction risk score and patient preference about cardiac catheterization (CC)

Variable Benefit likelihood, mean ± SE P
Sex/gender
  Male 4.44±0.07 0.03
  Female 4.25±0.07
Age, years
  55 4.55±0.09 0.01
  75 4.14±0.09
Level of risk
  Low 3.87±0.1 <0.01
  Moderate 4.25±0.1
  High 4.93±0.08
Expressed preference
  Agreeable for CC 4.65±0.13 0.01
  Disagreeable for CC 4.17±0.12
  No opinion 4.21±0.08

What is the likelihood this patient would benefit from a CC procedure? Score: 1 = very unlikely to 5 = very likely