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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 2.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2014 Sep 2;7(5):640–647. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.000967

Table 8. Predictive Ability of the SAQ-7.

The SAQ-7 was able to predict 1-year mortality and rehospitalization for an ACS as well as the full SAQ instrument. (N=2,941)

12-Month Mortality 12-Month ACS Rehospitalization

SAQ-7 Full SAQ SAQ-7 Full SAQ
Physical Limitation
 Poor-Fair (0–<50) 10 ± 2% 9 ± 2% 15 ± 3% 13 ± 3%
 Good (50–<75) 2 ± 1% 3 ± 1% 7 ± 2% 8 ± 2%
 Excellent (75–100) 2 ± 0.3% 2 ± 0.3% 6 ± 1% 5 ± 1%
 C-statistic 0.64 0.67 0.59 0.61

Angina Frequency
 Daily-Weekly (0–60) 6 ± 1% 6 ± 1% 16 ± 3% 16 ± 3%
 Monthly (>60–<100) 4 ± 1% 4 ± 1% 10 ± 2% 10 ± 2%
 None (100) 4 ± 0.4% 4 ± 0.4% 5 ± 1% 5 ± 1%
 C-statistic 0.53 0.53 0.63 0.63

Quality of Life
 Poor-Fair (0–<50) 6 ± 1% 5 ± 1% 13 ± 2% 12 ± 2%
 Good (50–<75) 4 ± 1% 4 ± 1% 6 ± 2% 9 ± 2%
 Excellent (75–100) 4 ± 0.4% 4 ± 0.4% 6 ± 1% 5 ± 1%
 C-statistic 0.54 0.54 0.58 0.61

Summary Score
 Poor-Fair (0–<50) 8 ± 2% 8 ± 2% 14 ± 3% 15 ± 3%
 Good (50–<75) 5 ± 1% 5 ± 1% 11 ± 2% 10 ± 2%
 Excellent (75–100) 4 ± 0.4% 4 ± 0.4% 5 ± 1% 5 ± 1%
 C-statistic 0.56 0.58 0.61 0.63

Abbreviations: SAQ, Seattle Angina Questionnaire