Table 1.
Patient characteristics at the time of inclusion (n=400)
| Age, years | 66.2 (10.5) |
| Sex, % women | 44.8 |
| Smoking status | |
| Never smoker | 35.3 |
| Ex smoker | 52.9 |
| Current smoker | 11.8 |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 28.4 (4.6) |
| Dyslipidaemia, % | 38.3 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 138.8 (17.4) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 80.0 (9.1) |
| Resting heart rate, bpm | 69.4 (11.7) |
| Known CAD at time of referral, % | 34.1 |
| Referred by, % | |
| Cardiology unit | 33.0 |
| Internal medicine unit | 14.8 |
| General practitioner | 21.5 |
| Other | 30.7 |
| Main indications for ischaemia evaluation (any of), % | |
| Chest discomfort | 72.3 |
| Dyspnoea | 17.8 |
| Guidance for PCI | 2.8 |
| Heart failure evaluation | 2.3 |
| Resting or exercise ECG suspect of ischaemia | 23.8 |
| Arrhythmia evaluation | 5.5 |
| Other indication | 9.3 |
| Myocardial perfusion imaging protocol | |
| Exercise | 30.8 |
| Pharmacological provocation | 69.2 |
Displayed as mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.
CAD, coronary artery disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.