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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 13.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2019 Sep 11;19(2):142–154. doi: 10.1177/1474515119871734

Table 7.

Activity for gradual symptom onset group by sex and diagnosis (n=177).

Activity at symptom onset UA Women (n=43)
p Value UA Men (n=134)
p Value
NSTEMI STEMI NSTEMI STEMI
Rest 0.18 0.084
Yes 0 (0.00) 7 (26.92) 2 (40.00) 6 (18.75) 12 (20.69) 1 (3.23)
No 8 (100) 19 (73.08) 3 (60.00) 26 (81.25) 46 (79.31) 30 (96.77)
Sleep 0.006 0.32
Yes 1 (11.11) 0 (0.00) 3 (37.50) 1 (3.03) 8 (12.12) 4 (11.43)
No 8 (88.89) 26 (100.0) 5 (62.50) 32 (96.97) 58 (87.88) 31 (88.57)
Sitting 0.22 0.089
Yes 2 (22.22) 11 (42.31) 1 (12.50) 4 (12.12) 21 (31.82) 11 (31.43)
No 7 (77.78) 15 (57.69) 7 (87.50) 29 (87.88) 45 (68.18) 24 (68.57)
Exertion 0.079 0.007
Yes 6 (66.67) 7 (26.92) 2 (25.00) 21 (63.64) 21 (31.82) 18 (51.43)
No 3 (33.33) 19 (73.08) 6 (75.00) 12 (36.36) 45 (68.18) 17 (48.57)
Emotional stress 0.716 0.68
Yes 0 (0.00) 1 (3.85) 0 (0.00) 1 (3.03) 4 (6.06) 1 (2.86)
No 9 (100) 25 (96.15) 8 (100) 32 (96.97) 62 (93.94) 34 (97.14)

NSTEMI: non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST-elevation myocardial infarction; UA: unstable angina.

Statistically significant values are bolded.