Table 2: Patient demographics.
Characteristic | Chest pain protocol patients |
n = 240 | |
Age in years Mean (SD) |
53.5 (13.3) |
Gender | |
Male | 144 (60%) |
Female | 96 (40%) |
Race | |
Chinese | 135 (56.2%) |
Malay | 73 (30.4%) |
Indian | 21 (8.8%) |
Others | 11 (4.6%) |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |
Diabetes mellitus | 43 (17.9%) |
Hypertension | 93 (38.8%) |
Hyperlipidaemia | 99 (41.3%) |
Pre-existent CAD | 42 (17.5%) |
Smoking* | 49 (20.9%) |
*n = 235.