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Table 3 Adjusted ORs for referral to cardiologists according to patient characteristics (n = 865)

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

Patient characteristic

OR (95% CI)

P

Positive/inconclusive exercise test

12.43 (7.49-20.64)

<0.001

Exertional chest pain

2.71 (1.57-4.68)

<0.001

Age

1.00 (0.98-1.03)

0.717

Female gender

0.66 (0.41-1.08)

0.096

  1. Characteristics remaining significant in a multivariable analysis adjusted for age and gender. Follow-up within six months of exercise testing.
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