Table 3.
Characteristics of patients with stable coronary artery disease who completed the interview (n=991)
| Characteristics | No (%)* |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 65.0 (10.6) |
| Sex: | |
| Male | 745 (75.2) |
| Female | 246 (24.8) |
| Race: | |
| White | 906 (92.9) |
| Black/African-American | 37 (3.8) |
| Other | 32 (3.3) |
| Married | 737 (74.7) |
| Less than high school education | 74 (7.5) |
| No insurance | 6 (0.6) |
| Insurance type: | |
| Private | 780 (83.7) |
| Military | 13 (1.4) |
| Medicare | 453 (48.6) |
| Indian health service | 2 (0.2) |
| Medicaid | 29 (3.1) |
| State specific | 7 (0.8) |
| Avoided care owing to cost | 86 (8.7) |
| Prior myocardial infarction | 250 (25.2) |
| Prior percutaneous coronary intervention | 432 (43.6) |
| Prior coronary artery bypass grafting | 195 (19.7) |
| Stress imaging performed | 622 (62.8) |
| Mean (SD) Seattle angina questionnaire physical Limitation Score and (SD) | 77.9 (22.8) |
| SAQ angina frequency score: | |
| 0-30 (daily) | 78 (7.9) |
| 31-60 (weekly) | 284 (28.7) |
| 61-99 (monthly) | 310 (31.3) |
| 100 (none) | 319 (32.2) |
| SAQ quality of life score: | |
| 0-24 (poor) | 69 (7.0) |
| 25-49 (fair) | 266 (26.9) |
| 50-74 (good) | 304 (30.7) |
| 75-100 (excellent) | 350 (35.4) |
| Rose dyspnea score: | |
| 0 | 304 (31.1) |
| 1 | 177 (18.1) |
| 2 | 167 (17.1) |
| 3 | 175 (17.9) |
| 4 | 155 (15.8) |
SAQ=Seattle angina questionnaire.
*Unless stated otherwise.