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. 2021 Mar 30;9(3):e23983. doi: 10.2196/23983

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the patient groups.

Characteristic Patients with pathology reports
(n=588)
Patients with radiology reports
(n=220)
Patients with psychiatric admission notes
(n=145)
P value
Age (years), mean (SD) 62.65 (12.58) 46.52 (18.69) 49.12 (19.59) <.001
Female, n (%) 229 (38.9) 176 (80.0) 107 (73.8) <.001
General medical history, n (%)




Dementia 6 (1.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) .23

Gastroesophageal reflux disease 9 (1.5) 8 (3.6) 0 (0.0) .03

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 31 (5.3) 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) <.001

Hyperlipidemia 9 (1.5) 11 (5.0) 3 (2.1) <.001

Hypertensive disorder 165 (28.1) 15 (6.8) 2 (1.4) <.001

Diabetes mellitus 84 (14.3) 18 (8.2) 0 (0.0) <.001

Renal impairment 22 (3.7) 3 (1.4) 0 (0.0) .01

Liver lesion 30 (5.1) 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) <.001
Cardiovascular disease, n (%)




Atrial fibrillation 11 (1.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.7) .08

Cerebrovascular disease 6 (1.0) 1 (0.5) 0 (0.0) .64

Coronary arteriosclerosis 10 (1.7) 3 (1.4) 0 (0.0) .34

Heart disease 39 (6.6) 8 (3.6) 1 (0.7) .008

Heart failure 7 (1.2) 2 (0.9) 0 (0.0) .45

Ischemic heart disease 16 (2.7) 2 (0.9) 0 (0.0) .048

Peripheral vascular disease 10 (1.7) 3 (1.4) 1 (0.7) .86