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. 2017 Jan 6;90(1070):20160729. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160729

Table 1.

Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

Characteristics Number of patients (%) ADR (%)
Total 120,822 506 (0.42)
 Mean age (years) 57.6 ± 14.6 52.3 ± 13.7
 Age range (years) 0–104 4–90
Gender
 Male 66,753 (55.25) 256 (0.38)
 Female 54,069 (44.75) 250 (0.46)
Examination regions
 Coronary CTA 23,718 (16.20) 120 (0.51)
 Head and neck CTA/CTP 33,707 (23.00) 140 (0.42)
 The body and other regions 88,970 (60.82) 246 (0.28)
Age groups (years)
 0–9 485 (0.40) 2 (0.41)
 10–19 1146 (0.95) 4 (0.35)
 20–29 3382 (2.80) 25 (0.74)
 30–39 6874 (5.69) 41 (0.60)
 40–49 21,751 (18) 140 (0.64)
 50–59 27,853 (23.05) 140 (0.50)
 60–69 33,263 (27.53) 103 (0.31)
 70–79 19,681 (16.29) 41 (0.21)
 ≥80 6387 (5.29) 10 (0.16)
BMI
 <18.5 11,801 (9.77) 44 (0.37)
 18.5–23.9 61,050 (50.53) 236 (0.39)
 ≥24 47,381 (39.22) 225 (0.47)
 Unknown 590 (0.49) 1 (0.17)
Injection dose (ml)
 ≤60 51,321 (42.48) 216 (0.42)
 61–99 53,650 (44.40) 197 (0.37)
 ≥100 12,264 (10.15) 73 (0.60)
 Unknown 3587 (2.97) 20 (0.56)
Injection speed (ml s−1)
 <4 28,469 (23.56) 85 (0.30)
 4–4.9 42,366 (35.06) 153 (0.36)
 ≥5 42,878 (35.49) 245 (0.57)
 Unknown 7109 (5.88) 23 (0.32)
Types of NICMs
 Iso-osmolar 18,614 (15.41) 129 (0.69)
 Hypo-osmolar 102208 (84.59) 377 (0.37)

ADR, adverse drug reaction; BMI, body mass index; CTA, CT angiography; CTP, CT perfusion imaging; NICM, non-ionic iodinated contrast medium.