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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 17.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2012 Oct 8;12(4):360–367. doi: 10.1177/1474515112459989

Table 4.

Number of women endorsing specific symptoms at test/retest and percent agreement on symptom-specific intensity by frequency (IxF) scores, overall and by race

Number of women
endorsing symptom
Percent agreement on IxF score*
Question Test Retest All White Black
Pain, right side chest 1 1 100.0 100.0 100.0
General chest pain 3 4 97.6 95.5 100.0
Difficulty breathing at night 1 2 97.6 95.5 100.0
Abdominal pain 2 3 97.6 100.0 95.0
Dizziness 1 0 97.6 100.0 95.0
Pain, legs 8 9 95.2 100.0 90.0
Indigestion 10 10 92.9 95.5 90.0
Arms numb 5 2 92.9 95.5 90.0
Pain, jaw/teeth 4 3 90.5 95.5 85.0
Pain, neck/throat 9 10 90.5 90.9 90.0
Headaches, intensity change 9 9 88.1 86.4 90.0
Pain centered high in chest 11 10 85.7 95.5 75.0
Arms weak/heavy 9 8 85.7 86.4 85.0
Ache in arms 9 9 85.7 86.4 85.0
Vision 7 6 85.7 86.4 85.0
Pain, top of shoulder 10 10 83.3 95.5 70.0
Cough 6 7 83.3 77.3 90.0
Appetite 8 9 83.3 95.5 70.0
Arms tingling 10 10 83.3 86.4 80.0
Headaches, frequency change 13 13 83.3 77.3 90.0
Changes in thinking 10 12 83.3 72.7 95.0
Arms, change in pain intensity 21 21 81.0 90.9 70.0
Sleep changes 15 18 78.6 81.8 75.0
Anxiety 14 18 78.6 77.3 80.0
Hands tingling 14 12 78.6 86.4 70.0
Pain, left breast 17 17 76.2 77.3 75.0
Pain, back between/under shoulder blades 16 15 76.2 77.3 75.0
Tired 29 26 73.8 77.3 70.0
Heart racing 20 21 73.8 72.7 75.0
Shortness of breath 21 24 66.7 68.2 65.0
*

Agreement is on the exact score (0–21)