TABLE 1

Baseline Characteristics of Patients

CharacteristicAngiography groupLow-likelihood groupP
Number650345Not applicable
Age (y)64 ± 1252 ± 11<0.01
Male (%)5739<0.01
Female (%)4361<0.01
Diabetes mellitus (%)270<0.01
Hypertension (%)6439<0.01
Hyperlipidemia (%)5139<0.01
Smoking (%)19230.08
Exercise SPECT (%)34100<0.01
Adenosine SPECT (%)660<0.01
Mean ejection fraction ± SD (%)61.7 ± 12.264.0 ± 10.50.47
Catheterization (≥70% stenosis)
 0-vessel disease181 (28%)Not applicableNot applicable
 1-vessel disease206 (32%)Not applicableNot applicable
 2-vessel disease148 (23%)Not applicableNot applicable
 3-vessel disease115 (17%)Not applicableNot applicable