Table 4.

Comparison of description of pain among men and women with myocardial infarction (n=240)

Name of variable	Frequency (%)		P #
	Male (n=120), n (%)	Female (n=120), n (%)
Very abruptly	43 (35.8)	54 (45)	0.092
Began gradually and reached peak within several minutes	4 (3.3)	3 (2.5)	0.368
Began gradually and reached its peak after 30 min	28 (23.3)	19 (15.8)	0.092
Constant mild chest pain	34 (28.3)	18 (15)	0.011*
On and off chest pain	6 (5.0)	18 (15)	0.111
No chest pain	5 (4.2)	8 (6.7)	0.21

^#Mann–Whitney U-test, *P<0.05