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. 2018 Apr 3;190(13):E380–E388. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170432

Table 1:

Participant characteristics

Characteristic No. (%) of participants, modified Allen test
n = 219
No. (%) of participants, heart rate–monitoring application
n = 219
Sex, male 136 (62.1) 149 (68.0)
Age, yr; mean ± SD 65.6 ± 13.2 67.0 ± 12.5
Height, m; mean ± SD 1.69 ± 0.1 1.70 ± 0.1
Weight, kg; mean ± SD 83.4 ± 21.1 84.3 ± 20.2
Body mass index, kg/m2; mean ± SD 28.9 ± 6.3 29.0 ± 6.4
Heart rate, bpm; mean ± SD 71.5 ± 15.2 71.2 ± 14.2
Ethnic origin
 White 199 (90.9) 208 (95.0)
 Nonwhite 20 (9.1) 11 (5.0)
Medical history
 Hypertension 144 (65.8) 149 (68.0)
 Diabetes 90 (41.1) 78 (35.6)
 Smoking 59 (26.9) 67 (30.6)
 Family history of premature coronary artery disease* 48 (21.9) 50 (22.8)
 Dyslipidemia 135 (61.6) 151 (68.9)
 Previous myocardial infarction 101 (46.1) 105 (47.9)
 Previous angiography 109 (49.8) 107 (48.9)
 Previous percutaneous coronary intervention 76 (34.7) 72 (32.9)
 Previous coronary artery bypass graft 42 (19.2) 38 (17.4)
 Previous stroke 20 (9.1) 13 (5.9)
 Previous arterial line 29 (13.2) 27 (12.3)
Medications
 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker 108 (49.3) 112 (51.1)
 β-Blocker 169 (77.2) 149 (68.0)
 Statin 161 (73.5) 167 (76.3)
 Acetylsalicylic acid 162 (74.0) 168 (76.7)
 Clopidogrel/ticagrelor 98 (44.7) 91 (41.6)
 Warfarin 23 (10.5) 26 (11.9)
 Direct oral anticoagulant 6 (2.7) 18 (8.2)
 Unfractionated heparin 25 (11.4) 24 (11.0)
 Low-molecular-weight heparin 25 (11.4) 15 (6.8)
 Bivalirudin 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5)
 Nitrate 33 (15.1) 30 (13.7)

Note: bpm = beats per minute, SD = standard deviation.

*

Defined as having a first-degree relative with clinically overt coronary artery disease (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, need for coronary artery revascularization) before age 55 years (men) or 65 years (women).

Unless otherwise specified.