Skip to main content

Table 2 Adjusted ORs (95% CIs) for referral to cardiologic evaluation, by gender and employment

From: Use of exercise tests in primary care: importance for referral decisions and possible bias in the decision process; a prospective observational study

Gender

Employment

Employed

Self-employed

Female

1.00 (n = 352)

3.62 (1.19-10.99) (n = 32)

Male

1.73 (0.99-3.01) (n = 332)

1.87 (0.76-4.61) (n = 77)

  1. Referrals took place within six months from exercise testing. Employed females served as reference. ORs were adjusted for age, exertional chest pain, and positive/inconclusive exercise test result versus negative test.
Back to article page

BMC Primary Care

ISSN: 2731-4553

Contact us