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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants by sex (N = 165)

From: Sex differences in brain activation patterns with mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease

 

Women

Men

P

(n = 53)

(n = 112)

Demography

 Age, y ± SD

61.2 ± 7.7

62.3 ± 8.7

0.42

 African-American, %

29 (55)

32 (29)

0.001

 Education (high school)

12 (23)

33 (29)

0.36

Clinical Characteristics and Lifestyle Factors

 BMI, ± SD

31.2 ± 7.4

29.5 ± 5.2

0.09

 Current major depressive episode, SCID, %

17 (32)

24 (22)

0.16

 Lifetime major depression, SCID, %

31 (58)

37 (33)

0.002

 Abnormal angiogram

37 (76)

66 (60)

0.06

 Abnormal nuclear test

7 (14)

14 (13)

0.79

 Abnormal exercise test, %

9 (18)

13 (12)

0.27

 Diabetes, %

19 (36)

38 (34)

0.81

 Dyslipidemia, %

40 (75)

96 (86)

0.11

 Heart Failure, %

14 (26)

12 (11)

0.01

 Hypertension, %

40 (75)

85 (76)

0.95

 MI History, %

16 (30)

47 (42)

0.15

 MSI, %

9 (17)

35 (31)

0.05

 Smoking History

  Current Smoker, %

7 (14)

16 (15)

0.31

  Former Smoker, %

21 (43)

60 (54)

 

  Never Smoker, %

21 (38)

34 (31)

 

Medication Use

 ACE Inhibitors, %

21 (40)

52 (47)

0.38

 Antidepressants, %

26 (50)

29 (26)

0.003

 Aspirin, %

45 (85)

96 (86)

0.78

 Beta Blockers, %

45 (85)

77 (69)

0.03

 Diuretics, %

24 (45)

26 (23)

0.004

 Statins, %

41 (84)

99 (91)

0.19

 Vasodilators, %

5 (9)

12 (11)

0.79

  1. Abbreviations: SPECT single photon emission computed tomography, MSI mental stress ischemia, BMI body mass index, SCID Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV, MI myocardial infarction