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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adv Nurs. 2011 Feb 24;67(5):1000–1011. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05564.x

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Chest Pain and Quality of Life Variables (n=134)

Variable Potential range Observed range Mean SD Median
Chest pain frequency (#of episodes over the past 7 days) 0-∞ 0–35 03.63 04.48 02.00
Fatigue (severity) 0–4 0–4 02.27 01.17 02.00
Dyspnea (severity) 0–4 0–4 01.91 01.22 02.00
SAQ-Physical Limitation 0–100 08.3–100 52.28 24.92 47.22
SAQ-Disease Perception§ 0–100 00.0–100 50.94 23.65 50.00
SF-36 Physical Component Score 0–100 07.25–61.50 32.86 11.69 32.75
SF-36 Mental Component Score 0–100 20.21–71.55 46.93 11.88 47.00

Note: SD- standard deviation, SAQ-Seattle Angina Questionnaire, SF-Short Form

§

n for SAQ disease perception is 132.