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. 2012 Mar 5;122(Pt 12):599–606. doi: 10.1042/CS20110557

Table 2. Results from the exercise stress test.

Total (n=198) Positive MPI (n=19) Negative MPI (n=179) P value
Stress test performance
 Positive stress test (ECG) 61 (31%) 10 (53%) 51 (29%) 0.030
 Baseline heart rate (beats/min) 79 (69–90) 82 (71–90) 78 (69–91) 0.94
 Peak heart rate (beats/min) 153 (144–164) 139 (134–155) 155 (146–165) 0.012
 Percentage of maximal expected heart rate 95±8 91±9 95±8 0.060
 Peak systolic BP (mmHg) 200 (174–211) 202 (182–208) 199 (174–212) 0.73
 Peak diastolic BP (mmHg) 92 (81–106) 85 (70–110) 94 (82–106) 0.21
 Duration (min) 8 (7–10) 9 (7–10) 8 (7–11) 0.36
 Maximum strain (watts) 120 (100–140) 130 (108–133) 120 (100–150) 0.37
 Maximum workload (METs) 7±2 6±1 7±2 0.15
MPI
 Summed difference score 0 (0–1) 4 (3–5) 0 (0–1) <0.001