Table 1 Socio-demographic data of the patients with non-cardiac chest pain, acute myocardial infarction and angina pectoris
From: Societal costs of non-cardiac chest pain compared with ischemic heart disease - a longitudinal study
Socio-demographic data | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All patients | Non-cardiac chest pain | Acute myocardial infarction | Angina Pectoris | P-value | |
(N = 199) | (n = 99) | (n = 51) | (n = 49) | ||
Age year (m ± SD) | 67 ± 13 | 64 ± 14 | 69 ± 12 | 69 ± 12 | .01 |
Male sex n (%) | 117 (59) | 48 (49) | 35 (69) | 34 (69) | .01 |
Married/cohabiting n (%) | 144 (72) | 72 (73) | 40 (78) | 32 (65) | .34 |
Educational level n (%) | .76 | ||||
Compulsory school | 82 (41) | 43 (43) | 17 (33) | 22 (45) | |
High school | 78 (39) | 38 (39) | 22 (43) | 18 (37) | |
University | 39 (20) | 18 (18) | 12 (24) | 9 (18) | |
Work status n (%) | .14 | ||||
Workers | 55 (28) | 28 (28) | 10 (20) | 16 (33) | |
Retired | 120 (60) | 55 (56) | 34 (66) | 31 (63) | |
Sick-leave/disability pension | 14 (7) | 7 (7) | 6 (12) | 2 (4) | |
Unemployed | 8 (4) | 7 (7) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
Students | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Income n (%) | .92 | ||||
Very low (≤ €1337) | 70 (35) | 38 (38) | 20 (39) | 12 (25) | |
Low (€1337-2035) | 62 (31) | 27 (27) | 14 (28) | 21 (43) | |
Middle-range (€ 2035–2965) | 44 (22) | 24 (24) | 10 (19) | 10 (20) | |
High (≥ €2965) | 23 (12) | 10 (10) | 7 (14) | 6 (12) | |