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Table 1 GPs' assumptions and management of chest pain patients by gender

From: Gender bias revisited: new insights on the differential management of chest pain

GP assumption/procedure initiated by GP during index consultation

 
 

Patients presenting with chest pain (n = 1249)

 

Women (n = 701)

Men (n = 548)

p-value

GP assumes CHD being the cause of chest pain - n(%)

126 (18.0)

119 (21.7)

0.10

Exercise test - n (%)

29 (4.1)

40 (7.3)

0.02

Referral cardiologist - n (%)

77 (11.0)

67 (12.2)

0.50

Exercise test or referral cardiologist - n (%)

104 (14.8)

104 (19.0)

0.05

GP assumes ACS being the cause of chest pain - n(%)

24 (3.4)

20 (3.6)

0.83

Hospital admission - n (%)

20 (2.9)

36 (6.6)

< 0.01