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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jul 12;94(6):1908–1913. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.027

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of survey respondents

Gender
 Male 140 (62.5%)
 Female 84 (37.5%)
Mean age (years) 65 (range 34 – 90)
Race
 Caucasian 187 (83.5%)
 African-American 13 (5.8%)
 Other, Non-Hispanic 6 (2.7%)
 Hispanic 9 (4.0%)
 2+ Races, Non-Hispanic 9 (4.0%)
Self-Reported Medical History
 Hypertension 169 (75.4%)
 Hypercholesterolemia 174 (77.7%)
 Coronary artery disease 103 (46%)
 Congestive heart failure 45 (20%)
 History of arrhythmia 74 (33.0%)
 Angina 73 (32.6%)
 History of myocardial infarction 103 (46%)
 Peripheral vascular disease 13 (5.8%)
Prior Procedures
 Stress test 200 (89.3%)
 EKG 192 (85.7%)
 Cardiac catheterization 134 (60.0%)
 Prior PCI with stent placement 98 (43.8%)
 Prior CABG 63 (28.1%)
 Prior stent and CABG 25 (11.2%)
 Prior valve replacement 11 (28.1%)