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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2016 Dec 22;164(1):23–29. doi: 10.7326/M14-2342
Patients without symptom assessment
N=260 (%)
Patients with symptom assessment
N=839 (%)
P value
Demographic Data
 Age — yr
  Mean(SD) 54.1(7) 52.6(8) 0.04
 Male Sex — no. 194 (74.6) 631 (75.2) 0.85
Timing — no. 0.15
 Night (midnight to 06:00 am) 14 (14.3) 61 (14.5)
 Morning (6:00 am to 12:00 pm) 25 (25.5) 123 (29.3)
 Afternoon (12:00 pm to 6:00 pm) 39 (39.8) 119 (28.3)
 Evening (6:00pm to midnight) 20 (20.4) 117 (25.9)
Missing 162 419
≥2 Known Cardiovascular Risk Factor 139 (54.9) 433 (51.9) 0.39
Missing 7 4
Known Heart Disease — no. 95 (36.5) 301 (35.9) 0.85
 Coronary artery disease 53 (20.4) 198 (23.6) 0.28
≥2 Known Cardiovascular Risk Factor and/or Heart Disease — no. 167 (64.2) 526 (62.7) 0.65
Coronary Artery Disease-related SCA* — no. 111 (79.9) 458 (80.5) 0.08
Missing 121 279
Home Occurrence — no. 162 (62.8) 586 (70.2) 0.03
Missing 2 4
Witnessed status—
No witness 168 (65.4) 361 (43.3) <0.001
Witnessed without CPR 58 (22.6) 301 (36.1)
Witnessed with CPR 31(12.1) 172 (20.6)
Missing 3 5
Call-to-EMS Arrival — Mean(SD), Min 6.9(3) 6.9(4) 0.80
Missing 91 296
Rhythm — no. 0.56
 Ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia 78 (44.1) 312 (50.2) 0.15
Missing 83 218