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Table 4 Association between the improvements in SAQ and MSIMI

From: Association between quality of life and mental stress-induced myocardial ischaemia in high-risk patients after coronary revascularization

 

Non-MSIMI

MSIMI

Statistics

P

Physical limitations

 Improvement value

25.4 ± 21.0

30.7 ± 20.7

t = 1.725

0.086

 Has been improved

83 (89.2)

86 (94.5)

χ2 = 1.698

0.192

 Improved ≥ 8

71 (76.3)

80 (87.9)

χ2 = 4.182

0.041

Angina frequency

 Improvement value

55.9 ± 34.5

52.2 ± 40.6

t = 0.670

0.504

 Has been improved

82 (88.2)

71 (78.0)

χ2 = 3.382

0.066

 Improved ≥ 20

82 (88.2)

71 (78.0)

χ2 = 3.382

0.066

Angina stability

 Improvement value

30.3 ± 32.1

30.1 ± 32.5

t = 0.045

0.964

 Has been improved

70 (75.3)

69 (75.8)

χ2 = 0.008

0.930

 Freedom from angina

57 (61.3)

51 (56.0)

χ2 = 0.522

0.470

Treatment satisfaction

 Improvement value

16.8 ± 49.9

15.7 ± 20.0

t = 0.190

0.849

 Has been improved

69 (74.2)

65 (71.4)

χ2 = 0.178

0.673

Quality of life

 Improvement value

13.1 ± 29.9

− 0.2 ± 32.7

t = 2.863

0.005

 Has been improved

57 (61.3)

40 (44.0)

χ2 = 5.545

0.019

Improved ≥ 16

47 (50.5)

29 (31.9)

χ2 = 6.613

0.010

  1. SAQ: Seattle Angina Questionnaire; MSIMI: mental stress-induced myocardial ischaemia. P values < 0.05 are shown in bold