Table 1: Diagnostic test frequency by each group.
CT computerized tomography, HDL high density lipoprotein
Group 1 (n=1656) | Group 2 (n=1511) | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Echocardiograms | 1283 (77.5%) | 361 (23.4%) | <0.001 |
Stress echocardiogram | 5 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.06 |
Sedated echocardiogram | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.99 |
Chest roentgenograms | 148 (8.9%) | 132 (8.7%) | 0.85 |
Electrocardiogram | 1562 (94.3%) | 1379 (91.3%) | 0.75 |
Exercise stress test | 115 (6.9%) | 18 (1.2%) | <0.0001 |
Holter monitor | 70 (4.2%) | 46 (3.0%) | 0.09 |
Event monitor | 38 (2.3%) | 49 (3.2%) | 0.13 |
Loop monitor | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (0.3%) | 0.02 |
Fasting lipid profile | 13 (0.8%) | 4 (0.3%) | 0.05 |
Non-fasting total cholesterol & HDL | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | 0.99 |
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging | 5 (0.3%) | 4 (0.3%) | 0.99 |
Thyroid stimulating hormone | 3 (0.2%) | 3 (0.2%) | 0.99 |
Other blood test (complete blood count, liver function tests, etc.) | 5 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.06 |
Urinalysis | 1 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | 0.99 |
Renal ultrasound | 1 (0.1%) | 2 (0.1%) | 0.61 |
Glucose | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.1%) | 0.23 |
Electrolytes | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.1%) | 0.99 |
C-Reactive protein | 3 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.25 |
Metabolic cart | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.50 |
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.50 |
Nuclear Stress Test (Myocardial Perfusion (MIBI)) | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.50 |
Cardiac CT Angiography | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.99 |