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Table 5 Patients with positive exercise tests, by age and referral to cardiologic evaluation within six months

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

Age in years

Exercise test positive

Referred to cardiologist (%)

Not referred to cardiologist (%)

40-49

4 (100%)

0 (0%)

50-59

5 (83.3%)

1 (16.7%)

60-69

14 (73.7%)

5 (26.3%)

70-79

12 (57.1%)

9 (42.9%)

80-89

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

All ages

37 (67.3%)

18 (32.7%)

  1. Fifty-five primary care patients with positive exercise tests, of 865 patients examined; two-sided exact test for trend, p = 0.024.