Table III.
Association of indication of stress test and all-cause mortality in patients without history of CAD
| Indication for stress test | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard ratio | 95% CI | P-value | Hazard ratio | 95% CI | P-value | Hazard ratio | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Chest pain (n = 30,051) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Palpitations (n = 2,092) | 0.73 | 0.61–0.89 | 0.001 | 0.75 | 0.62–0.90 | 0.003 | 0.83 | 0.68–1.00 | 0.053 |
| Shortness of breath (n = 5,208) | 1.06 | 0.98–1.15 | 0.175 | 1.08 | 1.00–1.18 | 0.059 | 1.10 | 1.01–1.20 | 0.022 |
| Pre-operative evaluation (n = 1,139) | 2.47 | 2.27–2.68 | < 0.001 | 2.16 | 1.96–2.39 | < 0.001 | 1.60 | 1.44–1.77 | < 0.001 |
| Abnormal prior testing (n = 2,886) | 1.01 | 0.89–1.15 | 0.859 | 1.01 | 0.89–1.16 | 0.829 | 1.01 | 0.88–1.15 | 0.897 |
| Risk factors only (n = 3,457) | 0.79 | 0.69–0.90 | < 0.001 | 0.79 | 0.69–0.90 | < 0.001 | 0.82 | 0.72–0.94 | 0.462 |