Table 2.
Symptom characteristics
| Characteristic | NSA Group, n=129 | SA group, n=22 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/N | SD/% | Mean/N | SD/% | ||
| Angina | |||||
| When you have angina how severe is it (scale of 1-10)? | 6.3 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 0.002 |
| How many episodes of angina have you had in the last week? | 3.7 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 16.4 | 0.267 |
| How many minutes does an episode of angina usually last? | 0.261 | ||||
| 0-15 minutes | 47 | 37.0% | 6 | 27.3% | |
| 15-60 minutes | 16 | 12.6% | 1 | 4.5% | |
| over 60 minutes | 64 | 50.4% | 15 | 68.2% | |
| Angina Classification | 0.269 | ||||
| noncardiac | 66 | 51.2% | 12 | 54.5% | |
| atypical | 33 | 25.6% | 8 | 36.4% | |
| typical | 30 | 23.3% | 2 | 9.1% | |
| Anxiety | |||||
| Diagnosed with anxiety | 24 | 18.6% | 12 | 54.5% | <0.001 |
| Taking antianxiety medications | 9 | 7.0% | 6 | 27.3% | 0.003 |
| Very/extremely worried about chest pain | 42 | 32.8% | 16 | 72.7% | <0.0001 |
NSA = non severe anxiety, SA = severe anxiety, SD = standard deviation