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Table 2 Diagnostic impression after initial hospital attendance

From: A randomised controlled trial to measure the effect of chest pain unit care upon anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life [ISRCTN85078221]

Diagnosis

CPU care

Routine care

Non-specific chest pain

144 (30.1%)

125 (25.4%)

Anxiety

13 (2.7%)

21 (4.3%)

Angina

63 (13.2%)

123 (24.9%)

Myocardial infarction

28 (5.8%)

27 (5.5%)

Gastro-oesophageal pain

74 (15.4%)

60 (12.2%)

Musculo-skeletal pain

122 (25.5%)

106 (21.5%)

Other diagnosis

26 (5.4%)

18 (3.7%)

Not recorded

9 (1.9%)

13 (2.6%)

  1. P < 0.0001 for the difference in distribution across the categories